Gao–Yang Yue

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.

NativetoSouthern China

Speakers6.43 million (2012)^[1]

Language family

Sino-Tibetan

• Sinitic
  • Chinese
    • Yue
      • Gao–Yang Yue

ISO 639-3None (mis)

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Gao–Yang Yue
高陽方言/高語
Native to	Southern China
Speakers	6.43 million (2012)[1]
Language family	Sino-Tibetan Sinitic Chinese Yue Gao–Yang Yue
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

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The name derives from its two dialects, Gaozhou and Yangjiang.