Also Known As:
Xiandaohua, Chintaw, Xiantao, 仙島話
Dialects & Varieties
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.
Severely Endangered
60 percent certain, based on the evidence available
70
Native Speakers Worldwide
Transmission
Transmission 3
Some adults in the community are speakers, but the language is not spoken by children.
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Speakers
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Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
Classified as Achang nationality since 1980, most speak Chinese and Jinghpaw and can understand most of Achang. Those over forty are mainly first-language Chintaw speakers, but there are no monolinguals and no fluent speakers under ten. The language is being replaced by Jinghpaw in Meng’er and by Chinese and Jinghpaw in Mangmian.
Location and Context
Countries
China
Location Description
Yunnan, Yingjiang County
Government Support
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Other Languages Used By The Community
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Number of Other Language Speakers:
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Domains of Other Languages:
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Writing Systems
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