Language
name and locationː
Red Gelao,
Vietnam, China
[Refer to
Ethnologue] |
1. tsə44 |
21. sa44 kwe44 tsə44 |
2. se33 |
22. sa44 kwe44 se33 |
3. tua44 |
23. sa44 kwe44 tua44 |
4. pu44 |
24. sa44 kwe44 pu44 |
5. maŋ44 |
25. sa44 kwe44 maŋ44 |
6. ɬoŋ44 |
26. sa44 kwe44 ɬoŋ44 |
7. te44 |
27. sa44 kwe44 te44 |
8. wu35 |
28. sa44 kwe44 wu35 |
9. ʂe35 |
29. sa44 kwe44 ʂe35 |
10. la51 kwe44 |
30. tua44 kwe44 |
11. la51 kwe44 tsə44 |
40. pu44 kwe44 |
12. la51 kwe44 se33 |
50. maŋ44 kwe44 |
13. la51 kwe44 tua44 |
60. ɬoŋ44 kwe44 |
14. la51 kwe44 pu44 |
70. te44 kwe44 |
15. la51 kwe44 maŋ44 |
80. wu35 kwe44 |
16. la51 kwe44 ɬoŋ44 |
90. ʂe35 kwe44 |
17. la51 kwe44 te44 |
100. tɕɐm31 qai33 |
18. la51 kwe44 wu35 |
200. se33 qai33 |
19. la51 kwe44 ʂe35 |
1000. ʔa53 |
20. se33 kwe44 |
2000. |
Linguist providing data and dateː
Prof. Jerry Edmondson,
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Other comments: Red Gelao has a decimal system. Some Red Gelao numerals are similar to that Austronesian languages. Red Gelao is the most endangered variety, Red Gelao of Vietnam, is spoken by only about 50 people. Many speakers have shifted to Southwestern Mandarin or Hmong. The Red Gelao people, who call themselves the va35 ntɯ31. Edmondson (1998) reports that there are also Red Gelao people in Cán Tí, Quản Bạ District and Túng Sán, Hoàng Su Phì District who no longer speak any Gelao, and speak Hmong, Tay, or Vietnamese instead. Hoang (2013:12) reports that there also some Red Gelao in Vĩnh Hảo commune, Bắc Quang District who had moved from Túng Sán commune. However, the White Gelao of Phố La Village and Sính Lủng Village of Dồng Văn District still speak the White Gelao languag. |
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