Kathu language
| Kathu | |
|---|---|
| Gasu | |
| Native to | China |
| Region | Guangnan County |
| Ethnicity | Yi |
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Native speakers
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5,000 (2007) |
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Sino-Tibetan
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | |
| Glottolog | kath1251 |
Kathu (Thou; Chinese: 嘎苏话) is a Lolo-Burmese language of Balong (坝聋), Nanping Township (南屏镇), Guangnan County, Yunnan, China. The Kathu are locally known as the White Yi (白彝). Wu Zili (2004) estimates that Kathu has a total of more than 7,000 speakers in Guangnan County (including in Dayashao 大牙少), as well as in Jinping County, Yunnan.
Kathu is notable for having initial consonant clusters, which within the Lolo-Burmese branch are also found in Written Burmese (Old Burmese) and Jinuo (Hsiu 2014:66). Wu (2004) lists the onset clusters pl, pʰl, bl, ml, kl, kʰl, gl, ql, qʰl, ɢl, ŋl.
Hsiu (2014:65) identifies two varieties, both spoken in Nanping Township (南屏镇).
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