Endangered Languages Project - Kadu

Kadu

^{[aka Gadu, Gamaan, Kado]}

Classification: Sino-Tibetan

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vulnerable

ALSO KNOWN AS		Gadu, Gamaan, Kado, Kantu, Kadu-Ganaan, Kato, Kudo, Maw, Mawteik, Puteik, Asak, Sak, Thet, Kadu, Andro, Sengmai, Chakpa, Phayeng, Katu, Gado, Woni, That, ကဒူး
CLASSIFICATION		Sino-Tibetan, Kachinic
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		zkd
VARIANTS & DIALECTS		Settaw Mawkhwin Mawteik
DOWNLOAD		As csv
MORE RESOURCES		OLAC search
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS		This language was formerly classified as Kado (kdv), which has split into Kadu (zkd) and Kanan (zkn) since 2011 (http://www-01.sil.org/iso639-3/chg_detail.asp?id=2011-002). Kadu (zkd) is different from Kaduo (ktp), a language of China belonging to the Southern Ngwi branch in Tibeto-Burman language family. It is also different from Katu (ktv), a Mon-Khmer language of Vietnam.

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Information from: “A grammar of the Kadu (Asak) language” . David Sangdong (2012)

Vulnerable

100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
30,000
Native speakers worldwide

DOMAINS OF USE

SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS

TRANSMISSION

MORE ON VITALITY

The vitality is based on Kadu used in Banmauk Township.

SPEAKER ATTITUDE

Positive

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

Burmese

PLACES: Myanmar

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Banmauk Township (where the Sttaw and Mawkhwin dialects are spoken) within Katha District in Sagaing Division. Additional coordinates are for Rajapalong, Maungdaw, and Paletwa.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: The Kadu dialects used in Indaw and Pinlebu Towships are nearly extinct.

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
37,000 (including both Kadu (zkd) and Kanan (zkn))
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
"7,000 Kanan."

DATE OF INFO: 2007

SPEAKER ATTITUDE: Positive
OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY
LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS: "Strong desire to maintain language and identity"
Scripts (Writing system): Latin script; Miao (Pollard) script

PLACES: Myanmar

1,000 (including both Kadu (zkd) and Kanan (zkn))
Native speakers worldwide

PLACES: Myanmar

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
228,725 (including both Kadu (zkd) and Kanan (zkn))
Native speakers worldwide

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LOCATION INFORMATION

COORDINATES

24.419, 95.85; 21.259722, 92.117778; 21.233333, 94.083333; 21.300000, 92.850000

COORDINATES

24.2042,95.6332

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Information from: “A grammar of the Kadu (Asak) language” . David Sangdong (2012)