Katu language

Katu, or Low Katu, is a Katuic language of eastern Laos and central Vietnam.

In Vietnam, it is spoken in Huế city, including in A Lưới district. According to the 2009 Vietnamese census, there are 61,588 Katu people.

Phonology

Consonants

• can also be heard as a preglottal affricate sound or glide .
• can range to an alveolar fricative .

Vowels

• Diphthongs occur as .

References

Further reading

• Nguyễn Hữu Hoành & Nguyễn Văn Lợi. 1998. Tiếng Katu. Hà Nội: Nhà Xuất Bản Khoa Học Xã Hội.
• Sidwell, Paul. (2005). The Katuic languages: classification, reconstruction and comparative lexicon . LINCOM studies in Asian linguistics, 58. Muenchen: Lincom Europa.
• Theraphan L-Thongkum. 2001. Languages of the Tribes in Xekong Province Southern Laos. The Thailand Research Fund. Bangkok, Chulalongkorn University.