Qau, Central Gelao, or Sinicized Gelao () is a
Gelao language spoken in
Guizhou
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, China.
Dialects
The dialects of Qau that are still spoken are:
*Dagouchang 大狗场 (in
Pingba County)
*Wanzi 湾子 (in
Anshun
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City)
Pronouns
The following are pronouns from
Pingba Gelao.
*() – I
*() - you
*() - he, she, it
*() - we
*() - you all
* - they
* - my household
* - your household
* - his/her household
Numerals
Pingba Gelao numerals are given below. Note the similarities with the
Austronesian
Austronesian may refer to:
*The Austronesian languages
*The historical Austronesian peoples
The Austronesian peoples, sometimes referred to as Austronesian-speaking peoples, are a large group of peoples in Taiwan, Maritime Southeast Asia, M ...
numeral system.
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References
Kra languages
Languages of China
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