Kaduo

A language of China

ISO 639: ktp
Alternate Names: Kado, Khatu
Population: 180,000 in China (Bradley 2007b), increasing. Many monolinguals. Total users in all countries: 180,200.
Location:: Yunnan province: primarily southeast Simao prefecture, Jiangcheng, Mojiang, and Pu’er counties.
Language Status: 6a (Vigorous). Language of recognized nationality: Hani.
Classification: Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Ngwi-Burmese, Ngwi, Southern
Typology: SOV; CV(V); a voiced-voiceless distinction only for fricatives; no tense or nasalized vowels; nouns mostly polysyllabic, other words mostly monosyllabic; many loanwords from Chinese; tonal, 8 tones.
Language Use: Home, village. Used by all. Most also use Mandarin Chinese [cmn].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: Some in Chinese.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Kaduo
Writing: Miao (Pollard) script [Plrd], no longer in use.
Other Comments: Different from Kadu [zkd] in Myanmar.

Laos

Location: Phongsali province: Ou Nua district.
Language Status: 6a (Vigorous)
Other Comments: Different from Kadu [zkd], Western Katu [kuf]. Traditional religion.

Location: Yunnan province: primarily southeast Simao prefecture, Jiangcheng, Mojiang, and Pu’er counties.