Gao language

For the dialects spoken in Mali, see Songhay languages.

Gao
Native to	Central Solomon Islands
Region	Santa Isabel Island
Native speakers	1,200 (1999)^[1]
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Oceanic Northwest Solomonic New Georgia – Ysabel Ysabel East Isabel Gao
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`gga`
Glottolog	`gaoo1237`^[2]

Gao (also called Nggao) is an endangered Oceanic language spoken in the Solomon Islands. Its speakers live on Santa Isabel Island.

References

↑ Gao at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
↑ Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Gao". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.

Languages of the Solomon Islands

Official language

English

Indigenous
languages

Northwest Solomonic	Babatana Blablanga Cheke Holo Duke Gao Ghanongga Hoava Kazukuru Kokota Kusaghe Laghu Lungga Marovo Mono Ririo Roviana Simbo Ughele Vaghua Vangunu Varisi Zabana Zazao

Southeast Solomonic	'Are'are Arosi Baeggu Baelelea Bauro Birao Bughotu Dori'o Fagani Fataleka Gela Ghari Gula'alaa Kahua Kwaio Kwara'ae Lau Lengo Longgu Malango Oroha Owa Sa'a Talise To’abaita Wala

Micronesian	Gilbertese

Papuan	Bilua Lavukaleve Savosavo Touo

Polynesian	Anuta Luangiua Rennellese Sikaiana Tikopia Vaeakau-Taumako

Temotu	Amba Asubuo Äiwoo Lovono Nanggu Natügu Tanema Tanimbili Teanu

Meso-Melanesian languages

Willaumez

Bali–Vitu

Bali
Vitu

Tungag–Nalik

Tabar

Madak

St George

Northwest
Solomonic

Nehan–Bougainville	Hahon Hakö Halia Nehan Papapana Petats Saposa Solos Teop Tinputz

Piva–Bannoni	Bannoni Piva

Mono–Uruavan	Mono-Alu Torau Uruava

Choiseul	Babatana Ririo Varisi Vaghua

New Georgia	Ghanongga Hoava Kusaghe Lungga Marovo Nduke Roviana Simbo Ughele Vangunu

Ysabel	Blablanga Cheke Holo Gao Kokota Laghu Zabana Zazao

Others

Tomoip

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