Gelao

English

Alternative forms

• Gelo
• Klau

Noun

Gelao pl (plural only)

1. A people who live predominantly in southwest China (primarily Guizhou province) and Vietnam.

Translations

people

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 仡佬族 (Gēlǎozú)

  Jingpo: ᡪᡞᡢᡦᠣ
  ᡠᡣᠰᡠᠷᠠ (jingpo uksura)

Proper noun

Gelao

1. The lect spoken by these people, which is a cluster of a large number of lects which are sometimes considered dialects and sometimes separate languages.

Derived terms

• Red Gelao

Translations

language

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 仡佬語／仡佬语 (gēlǎoyǔ)

  Jingpo: ᡪᡞᡢᡦᠣ
  ᡤᡞᠰᡠᠨ (jingpo gisun)

Adjective

Gelao

1. Of or relating to the Gelao, their culture, or their lect.

See also

• Gelao people on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Gelao language on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Further reading

• Ethnologue entry for Gelao, gio ⁠
• separate codes exist for five Gelao dialects; see the ISO's page