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.
Critically Endangered
60 percent certain, based on the evidence available
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 5
A small percentage of the community speaks the language, and speaker numbers are decreasing very rapidly.
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
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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
20,000
Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
"mostly in the ‘unclassified nationality’ group but a few classified in Mulao, the Mulam Kam-Sui nationality of northern Guangxi... Much of the group speaks only Chinese or other minority languages" (p.406)
Location and Context
Countries
China
Location Description
Guizhou Province, Majiang County and surrounding areas
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 or other minority languages
Number of Other Language Speakers:
almost all
Domains of Other Languages:
all
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
Mensaje informativo
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