Alternate Names: Khatu
Status Notes: Language of recognized nationality: Hani.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 180,000 in China (Bradley 2007), increasing. Population total all countries: 185,000. Many monolinguals.
Language Use: Home, village. All ages.
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: Some in Chinese.
Typology: SOV; CV(V); a voiced-voiceless distinction only for fricatives; no tense or nasalized vowels; nouns mostly polysyllabic, other words mostly monosyllabic; many loanwords from Chinese; tonal, 8 tones.
Nation of Origin: China
Other Comments: Different from Kadu , in Myanmar.