Kadu language

Kadu or Kado(Kadu:); is a Sino-Tibetan language of the Sal branch spoken in Sagaing Region, Myanmar by the Kadu people. Dialects are Settaw, Mawkhwin, and Mawteik [extinct], with 30,000 speakers total. Kadu is considered an endangered language, and is closely related to the Ganan and Sak languages.

For the Kadu languages of east Africa, see Kadu languages. For the Southern Loloish language of Yunnan, see Kaduo language.
Kadu
Asak
Native toMyanmar
RegionSagaing Region
EthnicityKadu
Native speakers
30,000 (2007)
Dialects
  • Mawteik
  • Settaw
  • Mawkhwin
Language codes
ISO 639-3zkd
Glottologkadu1254
ELPKadu
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