Katu people
Laos Plateau des Bolovens weaving in Ban Lao Ngam | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 102,551 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Vietnam, Laos | |
| Vietnam | 74,173 (2019) |
| Laos | 28,378 (2015) |
| Languages | |
| Katu • Phuong • Vietnamese • Lao | |
| Religion | |
| Animism • Christianity | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Pacoh, Brao, Ta Oi | |
The Katuic people (also Co Tu, Ca Tang; Vietnamese: người Cơ Tu; Katu: Manứih Cơ Tu) are an ethnic group of about 102,551 who live in eastern Laos and central Vietnam. Numbered among the Katuic peoples, they speak a Mon-Khmer language. Katuic languages have been developed by Paul Sidwell, but Sidwell's work is not commonly used in Katuic communities due to language barriers.