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Kathu (Thou; ) is a Lolo-Burmese language of Balong (坝聋), Nanping Township (南屏镇), Guangnan County, Yunnan, China.〔http://www.ynszxc.gov.cn/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=229605〕 The Kathu are locally known as the White Yi (白彝). Wu Zili (2004) estimates that Kathu has a total of more than 7,000 speakers in Guangnan County (including in Dayashao 大牙少〔http://www.ynszxc.gov.cn/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=229567〕), as well as in Jinping County, Yunnan. Kathu is notable for having initial consonant clusters, which within the Lolo-Burmese branch are also found in Written Burmese (Old Burmese) and Jinuo (Hsiu 2014:66). Wu (2004) lists the onset clusters pl, pʰl, bl, ml, kl, kʰl, gl, ql, qʰl, ɢl, ŋl. ==Varieties== Hsiu (2014:65) identifies two varieties, both spoken in Nanping Township (南屏镇). *Kathu (autonym: '), spoken in Anwang village 安王村 *Thou (autonym: '), spoken in Balong village 坝聋村 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kathu language」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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