Katu languages

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The Katu languages (Katu group, English Katuic) form a branch of the Austro-Asian languages , to which about 1.3 million speakers in Southeast Asia belong.

classification

After Laos made access easier for foreign researchers in the 1990s , it was possible to carry out a sufficient classification of the Katu languages:

  • Katu branch:
    • Dakkang (Laos)
    • Kantu (Laos)
    • Katu (Vietnam and Laos)
    • Phuong (Vietnam)
    • Triw (Laos)
  • Kui-Bru branch ( West Katu ):
    • Bru (Laos and Thailand)
    • Kuy (Thailand)
    • So (Laos)
    • Souei (Thailand)
  • Pacoh (Vietnam and Laos)
  • Ta'Oi -Kriang Branch (Laos):
    • Chatong
    • Ngeq / Kriang
    • Talan-Ong-Ir
    • Ta'Oih

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Sidwell, P. (2005). The Katuic languages: classification, reconstruction and comparative lexicon. LINCOM studies in Asian linguistics, 58. Muenchen: Lincom Europe. ISBN 3895868027

literature

  • P. Sidwell: The Katuic languages: classification, reconstruction and comparative lexicon . (LINCOM studies in Asian linguistics; 58). Munich: Lincom Europa 2005. ISBN 3895868027

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