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Where is Red Gelao spoken?

Red Gelao is a Tai-Kadai language, spoken in China and Vietnam. It is marked on the map by a ringed point.

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Austronesian
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Indo-European
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Where Red Gelao is spoken

Red Gelao is spoken in 2 countries: China and Vietnam.

Country
China
Vietnam

Red Gelao has no area on the map because no open area map covers it. The ringed point is the position Glottolog gives for the language.

How many people speak Red Gelao?

Wikidata holds no speaker count for this language.

Status: Nearly extinct. Glottolog lists it as nearly extinct: only a few elderly speakers are left.

Where Red Gelao sits in the language family tree

Glottolog classifies Red Gelao as follows, from the largest family down to the language itself.

Tai-Kadai
Kadaic
Southwestern Kra
Western Kra
Gauic
Gelaoic
Northern Gelao
Ahouic
Red Gelao

Related languages

Other languages in the Ahouic group:

A'ou

More about Red Gelao

Codes: ISO 639-3 gir, Glottolog redg1235. Glottolog macroarea: Eurasia.

Questions about Red Gelao

Where is Red Gelao spoken?

Red Gelao is spoken in China and Vietnam. On the map it is shown as a single point, because no open area map covers it.

Which language family is Red Gelao in?

Glottolog places Red Gelao in the Tai-Kadai family, in the branch Kadaic, Southwestern Kra, Western Kra, Gauic, Gelaoic, Northern Gelao and Ahouic.