Katso

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A language of China

ISO 639-3
kaf
Alternate Names
Gazhuo, Gezhuo, Kazhuo
Population

4,000 (Bradley 1997), decreasing. Most young people are semi-speakers, speaking Chinese instead (Bradley 2007). Ethnic population: 6,340 (Bradley 2007).

Location

Yunnan Province, Yuxi prefecture, Tonghai county, Xingmeng Mongolian autonomous township.

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Language Status

7 (Shifting).

Classification
Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Ngwi-Burmese, Ngwi, Northern
Dialects

All are proficient in Southwest Mandarin [cmn].

Language Use

Home, village. All ages, but a decreasing number of children.

Language Development
High literacy in Chinese. Grammar.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Katso
Other Comments

Officially classified within Mongolian nationality. Remnants of an outpost dating back to the Yuan Dynasty.