Mulao language (Kra)

Not to be confused with Mulam language.
Mulao
Native toChina
RegionGuizhou
Extinct2010s[1]
Kra–Dai
Language codes
ISO 639-3giu
Glottologgela1264
ELPMulao

Mulao (simplified Chinese: 木佬语; traditional Chinese: 木佬語; pinyin: Mùlǎoyǔ), also known as Ayo,[2] is a possibly extinct Kra language spoken in Guizhou, China.[2][3][4] Spoken in Longli County and Majiang County in Guizhou,[2][4] it is estimated that the language may be extinct or have only have a few living speakers.[2][4] 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.[4] Mulao speakers are classified as Gelao people by the government of China, but Mulao speakers do not understand the Gelao languages.[2][4] It is closely related to A'ou.[5][6]

  1. ^ Mulao at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
  2. ^ a b c d e "Mulao". Endangered Languages Project. Archived from the original on 2020-08-20. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
  3. ^ "UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in danger". www.unesco.org. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
  4. ^ a b c d e Yang, Cathryn (2011-05-18). "ISO 639-3 Registration Authority: Request for New Language Code Element in ISO 639-3" (PDF). SIL International. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-12-11. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
  5. ^ Li Jinfang [李锦芳]. 2006. Studies on endangered languages in the Southwest China [西南地区濒危语言调查研究]. Beijing: Minzu University [中央民族大学出版社].
  6. ^ Zhou Guoyan 周国炎. 2004. Gelaozu muyu shengtai yanjiu 仡佬族母語生态硏究 (Studies on the linguistic ecology of the Gelao people). Beijing: Ethnic Publishing House 民族出版社.