Also Known As:
Dulong, Taron, T'rung, Kiu, Qui, Kiutze, Qiuzi, Kiupa, Kiao, Rawang, Trung, Metu, Melam, Tamalu, Tukiumu, Tulung, Qiu, Nung, Nu-tzŭ, 獨龍語
Dialects & Varieties
- Dulong River
- Nu River
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Vulnerable
100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~7000
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
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Almost all members of the community or ethnic group speak the language, and the number of speakers is stable or increasing.
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Domains of Use
Domain Of Use 1
Used in most domains except for official ones such as government, mass media, education etc.
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Transmission
Transmission -1
All members of the community, including children, speak the language.
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Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality:
Perlin, Ross. 2009. Language attitudes of the T'rung. Linguistics of the Tibeto-Burman Area 32.1:91-113. http://www.himalayanlanguages.org/files/perlin/03-Perlin-Dulong-Attitudes.pdf
Bibliography of Locations:
2005. "The World Atlas of Language Structures." edited by Bernard Comrie et al. Oxford University Press.
Bibliography of Context:
Perlin, Ross. 2009. Language attitudes of the T'rung. Linguistics of the Tibeto-Burman Area 32.1:91-113. http://www.himalayanlanguages.org/files/perlin/03-Perlin-Dulong-Attitudes.pdf