Also Known As:
Taroko, Sediq, Saediq, Seedik, Sejiq, Sedeq, Seedek, Seedeq, Shedekka, Sedek, Sediakk, Sedik, Sazek, Bu-Hwan, Che-Hwan, Daiya-Ataiyal, Hogo, Iboho, Paran, Taruku, Toroko, Truku, Toda, Taroko, 賽德克語, 太魯閣語, 都達方言, Tgdaya
Dialects & Varieties
- Truku
- Toda
- Tgdaya
Seediq
Tsukida, Naomi. 2005. "Seediq." In The Austronesian Languages of Asia and Madagascar, edited by Alexander Adelaar and Nikolaus Himmelmann. 291-325. London & New York: Routledge.
Endangered
80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~20,000
Native Speakers Worldwide
Domains of Use
Domain Of Use 4
Used mainly only in the home and/or with family, and may not be the primary language even in these domains for many community members.
4
Transmission
Transmission 3
Some adults in the community are speakers, but the language is not spoken by children.
3
Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
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Second-language speakers and learners
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Semi-speakers or rememberers
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Children:
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Young adults
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Older adults
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Elders
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Ethnic or community population
25,000
Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
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Location and Context
Countries
Taiwan
Location Description
20,000 community members in Hualian prefecture and about 5,000 community members in Nantou prefecture.
Government Support
Not one of the 10 officially recognized aboriginal languages in Taiwan
Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
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Other Languages Used By The Community
The entire community can generally speak Mandarin. The elderly population can also speak Japanese
Number of Other Language Speakers:
The entire community
Domains of Other Languages:
None
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
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Other writing systems used:
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Comments on writing systems:
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Recent Resources
賽德克語線上學習材料
"During a municipal indigenous speech contest in Southern Taiwan, we interviewed a teacher from the
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