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Alternate Names: Gelao; Gelo; Kelao; Keleo; Kehlao; Klau; Klo; Ilao; Khi; Chilao; Lao Spoken in: China Number of speakers: 3,000 (1999 L. Jinfang). 500 monolinguals. Qau 2000, A’ou 1500, Hagei 1700, Duoluo 1200, Tu’lu 1500. Ethnic population: 579,357 (2000 census) (Ethnologue) Number of speakers: 5 (UNESCO) Number of speakers: 3000 (World Oral Literature Project) Code: gio Code Standard: ISO 639-3 Documentation: SIL Retired: February 03, 2012 Description: This code has split into codes:
aou, gqu, gir, giw, giq

Endangerment Status

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UNESCO Status: Critically endangered Ethnologue Status: Not listed Sutherland's Red List: Not listed