Qau language
Qau, Central Gelao, or Sinicized Gelao is a Gelao language spoken in Guizhou, China.
Dialects
The dialects of Qau that are still spoken are:Consonants
- is heard in syllable-initial position before vowels.
- is heard as an initial consonant of Chinese loanwords.
Vowels
| Front | Central | Back | |
| Close | |||
| Mid | |||
| Open | |||
| Triphthong |
- /i/ is heard as a syllabic when after sounds /s, ts/
- is only heard in the diphthong /əɯ/.
- Vowels with a word-final /n/ can also be heard as nasalized .
Tones
Pronouns
The following are pronouns from Pingba Gelao.| Gloss | Pingba Gelao |
| I | |
| you | |
| he, she, it | |
| we | |
| you all | |
| they | |
| my household | |
| your household | |
| his/her household |