Gao language

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Gao
Nggao
Native toCentral Solomon Islands
Region Santa Isabel Island
Native speakers
(1,200 cited 1999) [1]
Austronesian
Language codes
ISO 639-3 gga
Glottolog gaoo1237
ELP Gao
Lang Status 80-VU.svg
Gao is classified as Vulnerable by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger

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

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References

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