Also Known As:
Sau, Sao, Shao, Chuihwan, Chui-Huan, Suihwan, Vulung, Sprache von Formosa, 邵語
Dialects & Varieties
- Brawbaw
- Shtafari
personal communication
Elizabeth Zeitoun. 2014. "Personal Communication."
Critically Endangered
100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
4
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 5
A small percentage of the community speaks the language, and speaker numbers are decreasing very rapidly.
5
Domains of Use
Domain Of Use 5
Used only in a few very specific domains, such as in ceremonies, songs, prayer, proverbs, or certain limited domestic activities.
5
Transmission
Transmission 5
There are only a few elderly speakers.
5
Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
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Second-language speakers and learners
1
Semi-speakers or rememberers
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Children:
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Young adults
0
Older adults
0
Elders
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Ethnic or community population
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Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
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Location and Context
Countries
Taiwan
Location Description
Mainly in Riyueh 日月 Village, Yuchih 魚池 Township, and Dingkan 頂崁 Village, Shueili 水里 Township of Nantou 南投 County, Taiwan
Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
negative
Other Languages Used By The Community
Taiwanese Southern Min; Mandarin Chinese
Number of Other Language Speakers:
all
Domains of Other Languages:
all domains
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
Traditional story translated into Thao from Chinese by Mike Campbell.
MP3 available read by Mike Cam
Fieldwork elicitation on the Thao language with a native speaker of Thao