Katang, Northern

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A language of Laos

ISO 639-3
ncq
Alternate Names
Kataang, Katang
User Population

65,000 (2016).

Location

Salavan province: centered in Toumlan district; Savannahkhet province: Nong and Phin districts.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification
Austro-Asiatic, Mon-Khmer, Eastern Mon-Khmer, Katuic, West Katuic, Bru
Dialects

Katang Phin.

Language Use

Home. Used by all. Also use Lao [lao].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. Dictionary. NT: 2017.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Katang, Northern
Writing

Lao script [Laoo]. Thai script [Thai].

Other Comments

Traditional religion.