Katu language

Katu
Katu
Low Katu, West Katu
Native to	Laos, Central Vietnam
Ethnicity	Katu
Native speakers	23,000 (2005 census)
Language family	Austroasiatic Katuic Katu languages Katu; ; ;
Dialects	Triw; Dakkang; Kantu; Kalum;
Writing system	Lao (Laos), Latin (Vietnam)
Language codes
ISO 639-3	kuf
Glottolog	west2398
ELP	Dakkang
	Triw

Katu, or Low Katu, is a Katuic language of eastern Laos and central Vietnam.

EthnicityKatu

Native speakers

23,000 (2005 census)^[1]

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In Vietnam, it is spoken in Huế city, including in A Lưới district. According to the 2009 Vietnamese census, there are 61,588 Katu people.^[3]

		Labial	Alveolar	Palatal	Velar	Glottal
Plosive	voiceless	p	t	c	k	ʔ
	aspirated	pʰ	tʰ	cʰ	kʰ
	voiced	b	d	ɟ	ɡ
	implosive	ɓ	ɗ	ʄ
Nasal		m	n	ɲ	ŋ
Liquid	rhotic		r
Liquid	lateral		l
Fricative			(s)			h
Approximant		w		j

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