Alternate Names: Gazhuo, Gezhuo, Kazhuo
Dialects: None known. All are proficient in Southwest Mandarin ,.
Status Notes: Language of recognized nationality: Mongolian.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 4,000 (Bradley 1997), decreasing. Most young people are semi-speakers, speaking Chinese instead (Bradley 2007). Ethnic population: 6,340 (Bradley 2007).
Language Use: Home, village. All ages, but a decreasing number of children.
Language Development: High literacy in Chinese. Grammar.
Nation of Origin: China
Other Comments: Remnants of an outpost dating back to the Yuan Dynasty.