Gao language

{{short description|Austronesian language spoken in the Solomon Islands}}

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{{Infobox language

| name = Gao

| states = Central Solomon Islands

| region = Santa Isabel Island

| speakers = {{sigfig|1220|2}}

| date = 1999

| ref = e18

| familycolor = Austronesian

| fam2 = Malayo-Polynesian

| fam3 = Oceanic

| fam4 = Northwest Solomonic

| fam5 = New Georgia – Ysabel

| fam6 = Ysabel

| fam7 = East Isabel

| iso3 = gga

| glotto = gaoo1237

| glottorefname = Gao

| map = Lang Status 80-VU.svg

| mapcaption = {{center|{{small|Gao is classified as Vulnerable by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger}}}}|

| altname = Nggao

}}

File:Rozšíření_jazyka_gao.png

Gao (also called Nggao) is an endangered Oceanic language spoken in the Solomon Islands. Its speakers live on Santa Isabel Island.