Katso

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A language of China

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

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

Location

Yunnan province: Yuxi prefecture, Tonghai county, Xingmeng Mongolian autonomous township.

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Language Status

6b (Threatened). Language of recognized nationality: Mongolian.

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

None known. All are proficient in Southwest Mandarin [cmn].

Language Use

Home, village. Some young people, all adults.

Language Development

High literacy in Chinese. Grammar.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Katso
Writing

Unwritten [Qaax].

Other Comments

Remnants of an outpost dating back to the Yuan Dynasty.