| Vandu | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Vietnam |
| Region | Ha Giang Province |
Native speakers | (50 cited 1997)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | gir |
| Glottolog | redg1235 |
| ELP | Red Gelao |
Vandu or Red Gelao is an endangered Gelao language spoken in two villages of Ha Giang Province, Vietnam. 1-2 speakers have also been located across the border in Malipo County, Yunnan, China.[2][3]
Samarina (2011), which includes lengthy word lists and audio recordings, is the most detailed linguistic description to date.[4]
- ^ Vandu at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- ^ 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].
- ^ Edmondson, Jerold A. "Red Gelao, the most endangered form of the Gelao language" (PDF). Ling.uta.edu. Retrieved 2013-11-30.
- ^ Samarina, Irina Vladimirovna [Самарина, Ирина Владимировна]. 2011. The Gelao language: materials for a Kadai comparative dictionary [Языки гэлао: материалы к сопоставительному словарю кадайских языко]. Moscow: Academia. ISBN 9785874443917
