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Ethnologue > Web version > Country index > Pacific > Solomon Islands > Gao

Gao

A language of Solomon Islands

ISO 639-3gga

Population  1,220 (1999 SIL).
Region  Central Isabel Island, Tausese southeast to Floakora Point, primarily in Poro.
Language map  Solomon Islands
Alternate names   Nggao
Classification  Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, Meso Melanesian, New Ireland, South New Ireland-Northwest Solomonic, Santa Isabel, East
Language use  All domains. All ages. Most also use Cheke Holo [mrn] and Bughotu [bgt].
Writing system  Latin script.