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Encyclopedia > Gelao

The Gelao people (own name: Klau, Chinese: 仡佬族 Gēlǎozú) are an ethnic group. They form one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China.


They number approximately 438,200 and are mainly located in the western part of the Guizhou Province. Some live in Guangxi, Yunnan and Sichuan. The main religion practiced is Daoism.


Language

The Gelao language, belongs to the Zhuang-Dong group of the Sino-Tibetan language family. Today, only a quarter of the Gelaos still speak this language. Since the various Geloa dialects differ greatly from each other, Mandarin has been used as a lingua franca and is now the main language spoken by Gelaos. The Miao, Yi and Bouyei languages are also used.


The Gelao language does not have an alphabet. Chinese characters are used instead.


See also: languages of China


External links

  • http://www.china.org.cn/e-groups/shaoshu/shao-2-gelo.htm
  • Ethnologue report on the Gelao language (http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=KKF)



Chinese ethnic groups (classification by PRC government)
Achang - Bai - Blang - Bonan - Buyi - Dai - Daur - De'ang - Dong - Dongxiang - Drung - Evenks - Gaoshan - Gelao - Gin - Han - Hani - Hezhen - Hui - Jingpo - Jino - Kazakh - Kirghiz - Koreans - Lahu - Lhoba - Li - Lisu - Manchu - Maonan - Monpa - Miao - Mongols - Mulam - Naxi - Nu - Oroqin - Pumi - Qiang - Russian - Salar - She - Shui - Tajik - Tatars - Tibetan - Tu - Tujia - Uyghur - Uzbek - Wa - Xibe - Yao - Yi - Yugur - Zhuang

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Gelao (Gelo) Minority - Chinese Nationalities (344 words)
The Gelao ethnic group is distributed among some 20 cities and counties such as Zunyi, Anshun, Liupanshui, Qianjin and Zhijin in northern and western Guizhou Province.
The Gelao are mountain subsistence farmers and hunters.
The Gelao language, consisting of four dialects, belongs to the Zhuang-Dong group of the Sino-Tibetan language family.
China Minority Groups: Gelao People (529 words)
According to the census of 2000, the population of Gelao is 579,357.
Gelao have their own language which is a member of the Zhuang-Dong Group of the Sino-Tibetan phylum, but the four dialects are quite different from each other.
Gelao ethnic minority celebrate traditional festivals which are almost the same as those of Han people, such as the Spring Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Mid Autumn Festival, and so on.
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