Katu, Eastern

KTV

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Alternate Names: High Katu

Dialects: None known. Western Katu , is a different language with a different orthography in Laos.

Genealogy:

Austro-Asiatic
Mon-Khmer
Eastern Mon-Khmer
Katuic
East Katuic
Katu-Pacoh

Demographics: 50,500 (1999 census).

Language Use: Also use Vietnamese [vie].

Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: 5%–15%. Radio programs. Dictionary. NT: 1978–2007.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Viet Nam

Other Comments: Part of the Co Tu official ethnic community (61,588, 2009 census) which includes Phuong ,. Traditional religion, Christian.