Also Known As:
Tuchia, Tujia, Tujia, Southern, Mozi, 土家語, 南部土家語
Dialects & Varieties
Recent Resources
(C) 2004 Philip & Cecilia Brassett
For details of Tujia pinyin pronunciation scheme see website;
The Wikipedia page for the Tujia language.
Severely Endangered
100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
2000
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 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 4
Many of the grandparent generation speak the language, but younger people generally do not.
4
Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality:
Brassett, Philip R. and Cecilia Brassett. 2005. Diachronic and synchronic overview of the Tujia language of Central South China. International Journal of the Sociology of Language 2005(173):75–97.
Bibliography of Locations:
Moseley, Christopher (ed.). 2010. Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger, 3rd edn. http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas. (03 June, 2011.)
Bibliography of Context:
Brassett, Philip R. and Cecilia Brassett. 2005. Diachronic and synchronic overview of the Tujia language of Central South China. International Journal of the Sociology of Language 2005(173):75–97.