Endangered Languages Project - Kavalan

Kavalan

^{[aka Kuwarawan, Kiwarawa, Kuvarawan]}

Classification: Austronesian

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critically endangered

ALSO KNOWN AS		Kuwarawan, Kiwarawa, Kuvarawan, Kibalan, Kiwaraw, Kuvalan, Kavarauan, Kvalan, Shekwan, Cabaran, Kabalan, Kabaran, Kamalan, Kavanan, Kbalan, Sprache von Formosa, 噶瑪蘭語
CLASSIFICATION		Austronesian, East Formosan, Northern East Formosan
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		ckv
VARIANTS & DIALECTS		Kareovan
DOWNLOAD		As csv
MORE RESOURCES		OLAC search

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Information from: “Australia and the Pacific” (424-557) . Stephen A Wurm (2007) Routledge

Critically endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
?
Native speakers worldwide
CHILDREN
0
YOUNG ADULTS
0

SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS
TRANSMISSION
OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY
LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS: Most have shifted to Chinese
More on Orthography: No literacy in the language

PLACES: Taiwan

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Originally spoken in the northeastern coastal area of Taiwan from north of Toucheng 頭城southwards through Ilan 宜蘭 to Sanhsing 三星 and inland on the Lanyang 蘭陽 River. No speakers left in the original area, only migrant speakers in the village of Hualien 花蓮 in the Nataoran language area, and by a few in the area of the large Atayal language.

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
24
Native speakers worldwide

Critically endangered

100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
24
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
1000
ELDERS
24
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
24 (2000 P. Li). Ethnic population: 1000

DATE OF INFO: 2000

DOMAINS OF USE
SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS
TRANSMISSION

PLACES: Taiwan

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Northeast coast, above Toucheng to Ilan, nearly to Suao, and inland to Atayal [tay] language area. No longer spoken in the original area; a few migrants to the east coast, Hsishe village, Fengpin Township, Hualien County (1990).

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
24
Native speakers worldwide

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LOCATION INFORMATION

COORDINATES

23.978097,121.605898

COORDINATES

24.6, 121.85; 24.75, 121.75; 24.85, 121.8166667

COORDINATES

24.7393,121.6996

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Information from: “Australia and the Pacific” (424-557) . Stephen A Wurm (2007) Routledge