Gao language

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
Nggao
Native toCentral Solomon Islands
RegionSanta Isabel Island
Native speakers
(1,200 cited 1999)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3gga
Glottologgaoo1237
ELPGao
Gao is classified as Vulnerable by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger
extension of Gao language on Santa Isabel

Gao (also called Nggao) is an endangered Oceanic language spoken in the Solomon Islands. Its speakers live on Santa Isabel Island.

References

  1. ^ Gao at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)


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