Qau, Central Gelao, or Sinicized Gelao () is a
Gelao language spoken in
Guizhou
Guizhou (; formerly Kweichow) is a landlocked province in the southwest region of the People's Republic of China. Its capital and largest city is Guiyang, in the center of the province. Guizhou borders the autonomous region of Guangxi to the ...
, China.
Dialects
The dialects of Qau that are still spoken are:
*Dagouchang 大狗场 (in
Pingba County
Pingba District () is a district of the city of Anshun, Guizhou
Guizhou (; Postal romanization, formerly Kweichow) is a landlocked Provinces of China, province in the Southwest China, southwest region of the China, People's Republic of China. ...
)
*Wanzi 湾子 (in
Anshun
Anshun () is a prefecture-level city located in southwestern Guizhou province, southwest China, near the Huangguoshu Waterfall, the tallest in China. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 2,297,339. The city proper had a population o ...
City)
Pronouns
The following are pronouns from
Pingba
Pingba District () is a district of the city of Anshun, Guizhou
Guizhou (; Postal romanization, formerly Kweichow) is a landlocked Provinces of China, province in the Southwest China, southwest region of the China, People's Republic of China. ...
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 numeral system.
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References
Kra languages
Languages of China
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