Also Known As:
Turkestan Dagur, Daur, 新疆達斡爾
Dialects & Varieties
新疆塔城達斡爾族母語功能衰變層次及特點 [Declining function layers and features of Daur language in Tacheng, Xinjiang]
Ding, Shiqing 丁石慶, and Guoxu Wang 王國旭. 2010. 新疆塔城達斡爾族母語功能衰變層次及特點 [Declining function layers and features of Daur language in Tacheng, Xinjiang]. Journal of Minzu University of China (Philosophy and Social Sciences Edition) 中央民族大學學報（哲學社會科學版）6.37:78-82.
Threatened
80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 2
A majority of community members speak the language. Speaker numbers are gradually decreasing.
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Domains of Use
Domain Of Use 3
Used mainly in the home and/or with family, but remains the primary language of these domains for many community members.
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Transmission
Transmission 1
Most adults in the community, and some children, are speakers.
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Speakers
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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
6700
Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
Medium of instruction is Mandarin or Kazakh. Higher educated people and males who are in contact with other linguistic groups use Sinkiang Dagur less often.
Location and Context
Countries
China
Location Description
Xinjiang Province (新疆)
Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
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Other Languages Used By The Community
Mandarin; Kazakh
Number of Other Language Speakers:
most
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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Recent Resources
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