Also Known As:
Tuchia, Tudja, Tujia, Tujia, Northern, Biji, Bizhi, Bizhika, 土家語, 北部土家語
Dialects & Varieties
- Baojing
- Longshan
Diachronic and synchronic overview of the Tujia language of Central South China
Brassett, Philip R. and Cecilia Brassett. 2005. Diachronic and synchronic overview of the Tujia language of Central South China. International Journal of the Sociology of Language 2005(173):75–97.
Severely Endangered
60 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~65000
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 5
A small percentage of the community speaks the language, and speaker numbers are decreasing very rapidly.
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Domains of Use
Domain Of Use 4
Used mainly only in the home and/or with family, and may not be the primary language even in these domains for many community members.
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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
8000000 (people listed under the Tujia nationality)
Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
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Location and Context
Countries
China
Location Description
the border regions of Hunan, Hubei and Guizhou Provinces and Chongqing Municipality
Government Support
no
Institutional Support
no
Speakers' Attitude
positive
Other Languages Used By The Community
Mandarin or other Chinese languages
Number of Other Language Speakers:
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:
no established written forms
Recent Resources
说话者：龙山县靛房镇田荆贵先生
记录日期：2002年5月30日
这是田荆贵先生的自我介绍，是他预先准备好的文本，在手稿中他使用了汉字来代表土家语词汇的发音。
song by two old Bijikan
ティマはこの民族伝統的な祭司さま このビジオは探す途中の問い合わせだけだけど…