Also Known As:
Gadu, Gamaan, Kado, Kantu, Kadu-Ganaan, Kato, Kudo, Maw, Mawteik, Puteik, Asak, Sak, Thet, Gado, Andro, Sengmai, That, Woni, Kadu-Ganaan, ကနန်း
Dialects & Varieties
- Banmauk
- Indaw
- Pinlebu
Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)
Lewis, M. Paul (ed.). 2009. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16 edn. http://www.ethnologue.com/home.asp. (15 February, 2011.)
Threatened
20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
7,000
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speakers
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Comments on speakers
"Strong desire to maintain language and identity"
Location and Context
Countries
Myanmar
Location Description
Southwestern Banmauk Township, Katha District, Sagaing Division, Myanmar
Government Support
no
Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
positive
Other Languages Used By The Community
Burmese
Number of Other Language Speakers:
None
Domains of Other Languages:
official ones
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
Latin script; Miao (Pollard) script
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