Also Known As:
Tuchia, Tudja, Tujia, Tujia, Northern, Biji, Bizhi, Bizhika, 土家語, 北部土家語
Dialects & Varieties
- Baojing
- Longshan
East and Southeast Asia
Bradley, David. 2007. "East and Southeast Asia." In Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages, edited by C. Moseley. 349-424. London & New York: Routledge.
Endangered
40 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~60,000
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 4
Less than half of the community speaks the language, and speaker numbers are decreasing at an accelerated pace.
4
Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
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Second-language speakers and learners
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Semi-speakers or rememberers
~30,000
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
8,028,133 members of the Tujia nationality
Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
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Location and Context
Countries
China
Location Description
Northwestern Hunan
Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
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Other Languages Used By The Community
Chinese
Number of Other Language Speakers:
All
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
说话者：龙山县靛房镇田荆贵先生
记录日期：2002年5月30日
这是田荆贵先生的自我介绍，是他预先准备好的文本，在手稿中他使用了汉字来代表土家语词汇的发音。
this one is so long
song by two old Bijikan