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Gelao

Gelao noun: a people who live predominantly in southwest China (primarily Guizhou province) and Vietnam.

Noun

Gelao pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) A people who live predominantly in southwest China (primarily Guizhou province) and Vietnam.

Proper noun

Gelao

  1. The lect spoken by these people, which is a cluster of a large number of lects which are sometimes considered dialects and sometimes separate languages.

Adjective

Gelao

  1. Of or relating to the Gelao, their culture, or their lect.

Forms of Gelao

alternative formGelo
alternative formKlau

Words formed from Gelao

Questions about Gelao

What does Gelao mean?
Gelao means a people who live predominantly in southwest China (primarily Guizhou province) and Vietnam.
What part of speech is Gelao?
Gelao can be a noun, a proper noun or an adjective.

Words near Gelao in the dictionary

  1. gelandesprungs
  2. gelands
  3. gelant
  4. Gelantipy
  5. gelants
  6. Gelao
  7. Gelasian
  8. Gelasian diarchy
  9. Gelasian dualism
  10. Gelasian dyarchy
  11. Gelasius

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