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Katso

A language of China

ISO 639-3kaf

Population  4,000 (Bradley 1997), decreasing.
Region  Yunnan Province, Yuxi Prefecture, Tonghai County, Xingmeng Mongolian Autonomous Township.
Alternate names   Gazhuo, Gezhuo, Kazhuo
Dialects  All are proficient in Southwest Mandarin.
Classification  Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Burmic, Ngwi, Northern
Language use  Home, village. All ages, but a decreasing number of children.
Language development  High literacy in Chinese. Grammar.
Comments  Part of Mongolian nationality. Remnants of an outpost dating back to the Yuan Dynasty.