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Austronesian language spoken in the Solomon Islands
For the Kra language spoken in China, see Qau language. For the dialects spoken in Mali, see Songhay languages. For the Yue Chinese spoken in southwestern Guangdong, China, see Gao-Yang Yue.
Gao | |
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Nggao | |
Native to | Central Solomon Islands |
Region | Santa Isabel Island |
Native speakers | (1,200 cited 1999)[1] |
Austronesian
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | gga |
Glottolog | gaoo1237 |
ELP | Gao |
Gao is classified as Vulnerable by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger |
Gao (also called Nggao) is an endangered Oceanic language spoken in the Solomon Islands. Its speakers live on Santa Isabel Island.
References
[edit]- ^ Gao at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
External links
[edit]- Paradisec open access collection of recordings in Gao.
- Paradisec open access collection of field notes on Gao vocabulary.
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