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Critically Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

4

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

1

Semi-speakers

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Child speakers

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Young adult speakers

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Older adult speakers

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Elder Speakers

5

Ethnic Population

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Non-monolingual speakers

all

More about speakers

5 fluent speakes in total - four L1 speakers and one L2 speaker

Year of info

2014

Location and Context

Countries

Taiwan

Coordinates

23.848, 120.924; 23.793, 120.878

Location description

Mainly in Riyueh 日月 Village, Yuchih 魚池 Township, and Dingkan 頂崁 Village, Shueili 水里 Township of Nantou 南投 County, Taiwan

Government support

No data

Institutional support

No data

Speakers' attitudes

negative

Standard orthography

No data

Script (Writing system)

No data

Other writing systems

Mainly in Riyueh 日月 Village, Yuchih 魚池 Township, and Dingkan 頂崁 Village, Shueili 水里 Township of Nantou 南投 County, Taiwan

More on writing systems

No data

Other languages used

Taiwanese Southern Min; Mandarin Chinese

Domains of other languages

all domains

More on context

No data

Severely Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

10

Domains of Use

No data

Speaker Number Trends

No data

Transmission

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Speakers

Second-language speakers and learners

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Semi-speakers

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Child speakers

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Young adult 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

2010

Location and Context

Countries

No data

Coordinates

23.8808,120.9206

Location description

No data

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

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More on writing systems

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Other languages used

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Domains of other languages

No data

More on context

No data

Critically Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

No data

Domains of Use

No data

Speaker Number Trends

No data

Transmission

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Speakers

Second-language speakers and learners

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Semi-speakers

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Child speakers

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Young adult speakers

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Older adult speakers

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Elder Speakers

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Ethnic Population

300

Non-monolingual speakers

No data

More about speakers

A few old speakers

Year of info

2007

Location and Context

Countries

Taiwan

Coordinates

23.872,120.920

Location description

Central Taiwan, around Sun Moon Lake

Government support

No data

Institutional support

No data

Speakers' attitudes

No data

Standard orthography

No data

Script (Writing system)

No data

Other writing systems

Central Taiwan, around Sun Moon Lake

More on writing systems

No data

Other languages used

Taiwanese Southern Min; Mandarin Chinese

Domains of other languages

No data

More on context

Most have shifted to Taiwanese Southern Min and Mandarin Chinese

Critically Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

6

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

248

Non-monolingual speakers

No data

More about speakers

Speaker number data: (S. Wurm 2000). Ethnic population: 248 (1989)

Year of info

2009

Location and Context

Countries

Taiwan

Coordinates

No data

Location description

Central, Sun Moon Lake southeast shore, Te-hua village, and Ta-p’ing-lin 14 kms. away

Government support

No data

Institutional support

No data

Speakers' attitudes

No data

Standard orthography

No data

Script (Writing system)

No data

Other writing systems

Central, Sun Moon Lake southeast shore, Te-hua village, and Ta-p’ing-lin 14 kms. away

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

15

Domains of Use

No data

Speaker Number Trends

No data

Transmission

No data

Speakers

Second-language speakers and learners

No data

Semi-speakers

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Child speakers

No data

Young adult speakers

No data

Older adult speakers

No data

Elder Speakers

15

Ethnic Population

No data

Non-monolingual speakers

No data

More about speakers

No data

Year of info

2003

Location and Context

Countries

Taiwan

Coordinates

23.848579, 120.930253

Location description

Te-hua village, Southeast shore of Sun Moon Lake, Nantou County.

Government support

No data

Institutional support

No data

Speakers' attitudes

No data

Standard orthography

No data

Script (Writing system)

No data

Other writing systems

Te-hua village, Southeast shore of Sun Moon Lake, Nantou County.

More on writing systems

No data

Other languages used

No data

Domains of other languages

No data

More on context

No data

No data

Native Speakers Worldwide

No data

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

744

Non-monolingual speakers

No data

More about speakers

No data

Year of info

2014

Location and Context

Countries

Taiwan

Coordinates

23.848, 120.924; 23.793, 120.878

Location description

Mainly in Riyueh 日月 Village, Yuchih 魚池 Township, and Dingkan 頂崁 Village, Shueili 水里 Township of Nantou 南投 County, Taiwan

Government support

No data

Institutional support

No data

Speakers' attitudes

No data

Standard orthography

No data

Script (Writing system)

No data

Other writing systems

Mainly in Riyueh 日月 Village, Yuchih 魚池 Township, and Dingkan 頂崁 Village, Shueili 水里 Township of Nantou 南投 County, Taiwan

More on writing systems

No data

Other languages used

No data

Domains of other languages

No data

More on context

No data

No data

Native Speakers Worldwide

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Domains of Use

No data

Speaker Number Trends

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Transmission

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Speakers

Second-language speakers and learners

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Semi-speakers

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Child speakers

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Young adult 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

No data

Year of info

2005

Location and Context

Countries

No data

Coordinates

23.8833333333,120.916666667

Location description

No data

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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More on writing systems

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Other languages used

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Domains of other languages

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More on context

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Critically Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

5

Domains of Use

No data

Speaker Number Trends

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Transmission

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Speakers

Second-language speakers and learners

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Semi-speakers

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Child speakers

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Young adult 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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Government support

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