Also Known As:
撒拉語, саларский
Dialects & Varieties
The situation and the cause of the endangerment of Salar language (撒拉語的瀕危狀況與原因分析)
Ma, Wei (馬偉). 2009. The situation and the cause of the endangerment of Salar language (撒拉語的瀕危狀況與原因分析). Nationalities Research in Qinghai (青海民族研究) 20.1: 39-50.
Threatened
100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
95000
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 2
A majority of community members speak the language. Speaker numbers are gradually decreasing.
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Domains of Use
Domain Of Use 3
Used mainly in the home and/or with family, but remains the primary language of these domains for many community members.
3
Transmission
Transmission 1
Most adults in the community, and some children, are speakers.
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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
104500 (2000 census)
Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
Only a few old monolinguals in the Salar-speaking villages; For middle-aged Salar speakers, those who live in Xinjiang also speak Uyghur and those who live in Gansu also speak Tibetan. Given the increasing importance of Mandarin and the high literacy rate, younger Salar speakers are predominantly bilingual in (local) Mandarin and Salar, and their Salar is heavily influenced by local Mandarin.
Location and Context
Countries
China
Location Description
Gansu and Xinjiang provinces
Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
positive (the Salar are Muslims)
Other Languages Used By The Community
Chinese; Uyghur; Tibetan
Number of Other Language Speakers:
almost all
Domains of Other Languages:
official domains
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
Arabic scripts
Other writing systems used:
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Comments on writing systems:
Arabic scripts were once in use.
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参考消息
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