| Gao-Yang dialect | |
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| 高陽方言 | |
| Native to | Southern China |
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Native speakers
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5.4 million (1998) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
| ISO 639-6 | goya |
| Glottolog | gaol1235 |
| Linguasphere | 79-AAA-mc |
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Gao-Yang is red, in the middle of the Yue area.
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Gao-Yang, or Gao-Lei, is one of four principal dialects of Yue (Cantonese). It is spoken in and around Maoming and Yangjiang in southwestern Guangdong.
The name derives from its two subdialects, Gaozhou and Yangjiang.