Gao–Yang, or Gao–Lei or Gao–Yu, is one of four principal Yue Chinese languages. It is spoken in around Maoming and Yangjiang in southwestern Guangdong.
| Gao–Yang Yue | |
|---|---|
| 高陽方言/高語 | |
| Native to | Southern China |
Native speakers | (5.4 million cited 1998)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
| ISO 639-6 | goya |
| Glottolog | gaol1235 |
| Linguasphere | 79-AAA-mc |
 Gao-Yang (lower centre), among other Yue and Pinghua groups in Guangxi and Guangdong | |
The name derives from its two dialects, Gaozhou and Yangjiang.
References
edit- ^ Olson, James S. (1998). An Ethnohistorical Dictionary of China. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press.
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