Kaduo
A language of China
| Population | 180,000 in China (Bradley 2007), increasing. Population total all countries: 185,000. |
| Region | Yunnan Province, primarily southeast Simao Prefecture, Pu’er, Mojiang, and Jiangcheng counties. Also in Laos. |
| Language map |
Southwestern China |
| Alternate names | Khatu |
| Classification | Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Burmic, Ngwi, Southern |
| Language use | Home, village. All ages. Most also use Chinese. |
| Comments | Classified as Hani nationality. Different from Kadu [kdv] in Myanmar. 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. |
Also spoken in:
Laos
| Language name | Kaduo |
| Population | 5,000 in Laos (Wurm and Hattori 1981). |
| Region | North central on China border, north of Mong Ou Tay. |
| Language map |
Laos, reference number 20 |
| Alternate names | Khatu |
| Comments | Different from Kado [kdv], Western Katu [kuf]. |
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