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Native Speakers Worldwide

<6,000

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Case studies of endangered languages in China (中國瀕危語言個案研究)
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Critically Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

<6,000

Domains of Use

No data

Speaker Number Trends

No data

Transmission

No data

Speakers

Second-language speakers and learners

No data

Semi-speakers

No data

Child speakers

No data

Young adult speakers

No data

Older adult speakers

No data

Elder Speakers

No data

Ethnic Population

579,357 (as of 2000 census; including all the ethnic Gelao)

Non-monolingual speakers

all

More about speakers

Speaker number includes speakers of all the Gelao languages. Only 1% of the entire Gelao population (White Gelao, Red Gelao, Green Gelao and Gao Gelao) speak their own Gelao languages.

Year of info

2004

Location and Context

Countries

China

Coordinates

27.147, 105.614; 27.019, 106.029; 26.073, 105.776

Location description

Dafang (大方), Qianxi (黔西), and Zhenning (鎮寧) counties of Guizhou

Government support

no

Institutional support

no

Speakers' attitudes

neutral to negative

Standard orthography

No data

Script (Writing system)

No data

Other writing systems

Dafang (大方), Qianxi (黔西), and Zhenning (鎮寧) counties of Guizhou

More on writing systems

No data

Other languages used

Mandarin and other neighboring languages

Domains of other languages

all domains

More on context

Mandarin is the official language and the medium for education, and is used in both official and non-official domains

Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

420

Domains of Use

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Ethnic Population

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Non-monolingual speakers

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Year of info

2010

Location and Context

Countries

No data

Coordinates

23.1666,105.25

Location description

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Government support

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Standard orthography

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Script (Writing system)

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Other writing systems

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Other languages used

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Severely Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

15-20

Domains of Use

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Speaker Number Trends

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Transmission

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Speakers

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Semi-speakers

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Child speakers

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Elder Speakers

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Ethnic Population

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Non-monolingual speakers

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More about speakers

15-20 (Zou Lei 柔勒 and A Hou 阿歐 varieties)

Year of info

2006

Location and Context

Countries

Guizhou Province, China (Zou Lei and A Hou varieties)

Coordinates

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Location description

Zhenning and Dafang counties of Guizhou Province

Government support

No data

Institutional support

No data

Speakers' attitudes

No data

Standard orthography

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Script (Writing system)

No data

Other writing systems

Zhenning and Dafang counties of Guizhou Province

More on writing systems

No data

Other languages used

No data

Domains of other languages

No data

More on context

No data

Critically Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

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Domains of Use

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Speaker Number Trends

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Transmission

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Speakers

Second-language speakers and learners

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Semi-speakers

30

Child speakers

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Young adult speakers

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Older adult speakers

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Elder Speakers

No data

Ethnic Population

>100,000

Non-monolingual speakers

No data

More about speakers

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Year of info

2007

Location and Context

Countries

Northwestern Guizhou Province, China; Ha Giang Province, Vietnam

Coordinates

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Location description

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Government support

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Institutional support

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Speakers' attitudes

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Standard orthography

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Script (Writing system)

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Other writing systems

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Other languages used

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Native Speakers Worldwide

20

Domains of Use

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Speaker Number Trends

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Transmission

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Semi-speakers

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Child speakers

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Older adult speakers

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Elder Speakers

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Ethnic Population

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Non-monolingual speakers

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More about speakers

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Year of info

2009

Location and Context

Countries

Vietnam; China

Coordinates

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Location description

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Government support

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Severely Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

20

Domains of Use

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