Kadu
A language of Myanmar
| Population | 37,000 (2007). 7,000 Kanan. |
| Region | Sagaing Division just west of Mandalay, Banmauk, Pinlebu and Indaw townships (Kadu, with Gaanan farther west); Rakhine state (Thet). |
| Alternate names | Asak, Gadu, Gemaan, Kado, Kadu-Ganaan, Kato, Katu, Kudo, Mawteik, Puteik, Sak, That, Thet, Woni |
| Dialects | Settaw, Mawkhwin, Nanza (Kanan). The Kadu, Kanan, Chakpa, and Phayeng dialects may all be separate languages. Lexical similarity: 90% between Kadu and Kanan dialects. |
| Classification | Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Jingpho-Konyak-Bodo, Jingpho-Luish, Luish |
| Language use | Vigorous around Banmauk; less so around Indaw and Pinlebu. At home and with friends. Strong desire to maintain language and identity. Also use Burmese [mya]. |
| Writing system | Latin script. Miao (Pollard) script. |
| Comments | Different from Katu [ktv], a Mon-Khmer language of Viet Nam, China, and Laos. Some Kadu report the Kanan dialect as a distinct language from Kadu. |
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