Gao language

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Gao
Native toCentral Solomon Islands
RegionSanta Isabel Island
Native speakers
1,200 (1999)[1]
Language family
Austronesian
  • Malayo-Polynesian
    • Oceanic
      • Northwest Solomonic
        • New Georgia – Ysabel
          • Ysabel
            • East Isabel
              • Gao
Language codes
ISO 639-3gga
Glottologgaoo1237
ELPGao

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

References[]

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

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