Also Known As:
Saiset, Seisirat, Saisett, Saisiat, Saisiett, Saisirat, Saisyet, Saisyett, Amutoura, Bouiok, Sprache von Formosa, 賽夏語
Dialects & Varieties
- Taai
- Tungho
Endangered languages and phonetic change: A case study of Saisiyat (瀕危語言及其語音變化—以台灣的賽夏語為例)
Shu-chuan (陳淑娟) Chen. 2006. "Endangered Languages and Phonetic Change: A Case Study of Saisiyat (瀕危語言及其語音變化—以台灣的賽夏語為例)." In Journal of Language and Literature (國立新竹教育大學語文學報), 53-69. National Hsinchu University of Education.
Severely Endangered
100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
1500-2000
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
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.
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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
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Year information was gathered
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Location and Context
Countries
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Location Description
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Government Support
not really
Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
negative
Other Languages Used By The Community
Mandarin Chinese
Number of Other Language Speakers:
almost all
Domains of Other Languages:
all
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
roman scripts
Other writing systems used:
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Comments on writing systems:
Few people can read it, and few people use it.
Recent Resources
A selection of short stories in the original SaiSiyat. Only titles are translated.
Surface pronunciation guide included.
Readings provided in original without translation (yet).
Only some word lists, oral texts, and sketch grammars are published for linguistic analyses. No dictionary.