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Gelao Mulao

Gelao Mulao was a Tai-Kadai language once spoken in China.

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Gelao Mulao · 26.6°N 107.2°E

Mulao (simplified Chinese: 木佬语; traditional Chinese: 木佬語; pinyin: Mùlǎoyǔ), also known as Ayo, is a possibly extinct Kra language spoken in Guizhou, China. Spoken in Longli County and Majiang County in Guizhou, it is estimated that the language may be extinct or have only have a few living speakers. As of 2011, there are no newspapers, radio programs, or television broadcasts in the language, and it is not recognized by the government, nor taught in schools. Mulao speakers are classified as Gelao people by the government of China, but Mulao speakers do not understand the Gelao languages. It is closely related to A'ou.

From Wikipedia · Mulao language (Kra) · CC BY-SA 4.0

Words in Gelao Mulao

MeaningWordRomanization
personxo*
eyelizo*
earlexo*
nosemi5e*
toothlisuN*
tonguep3f3*
handle5o*
bloodpa*
bonekuza*
skinpauxu*
breastnu*
wateruN*
fireva*
sunk3z3*
starcoz3*
stoneqoy*
leaflelu*
nightlaila*
dognaN*
fishlo*
lousexitai*
oneLe*
twoLu*
Iz3*
youmo*
wezau*
drinkxa*
seekhe*
hearxa*
dieci*

* in the simplified ASJP transcription

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Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.

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