Katu language

Katu
Low Katu, West Katu
Native toLaos, Central Vietnam
EthnicityKatu
Native speakers
23,000 (2005 census)
Austroasiatic
Dialects
  • Triw
  • Dakkang
  • Kantu
  • Kalum
Lao (Laos), Latin (Vietnam)
Language codes
ISO 639-3kuf
Glottologwest2398
ELPDakkang
 Triw

Katu, or Low Katu, is a Katuic language of eastern Laos and central Vietnam.

In Vietnam, it is spoken in Huế city, including in A Lưới district. According to the 2009 Vietnamese census, there are 61,588 Katu people.