Overview
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Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

~500-600

Domains of Use

No data

Speaker Number Trends

No data

Transmission

No data

Community Members

    No members

Revitalization Programs

No programs

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Language Information By Source

Personal communication on Sakizaya
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Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

~500-600

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

~100-150

Young adult speakers

~100-150

Older adult speakers

~200

Elder Speakers

~100

Ethnic Population

No data

Non-monolingual speakers

all

More about speakers

No data

Year of info

2014

Location and Context

Countries

Hualien, Taiwan

Coordinates

No data

Location description

Hualien city (花蓮市國福里、民意里、國慶里、主權里); Hsincheng Township (花蓮縣新城鄉北埔村), Shoufung Township (花蓮縣壽豐鄉月眉村、水璉村), Fungpin Township (花蓮縣豐濱鄉磯崎村、新社村、中興村), Ruisui Township (花蓮縣瑞穗鄉舞鶴村、瑞北村) and Fuli Township (花蓮縣富里鄉豐南村)

Government support

yes

Institutional support

yes

Speakers' attitudes

positive

Standard orthography

No data

Script (Writing system)

roman scripts

Other writing systems

Hualien city (花蓮市國福里、民意里、國慶里、主權里); Hsincheng Township (花蓮縣新城鄉北埔村), Shoufung Township (花蓮縣壽豐鄉月眉村、水璉村), Fungpin Township (花蓮縣豐濱鄉磯崎村、新社村、中興村), Ruisui Township (花蓮縣瑞穗鄉舞鶴村、瑞北村) and Fuli Township (花蓮縣富里鄉豐南村)

More on writing systems

Japanese kana

Other languages used

Mandarin; Taiwanese Southern Min; Nataoran Amis; Japanese

Domains of other languages

all

More on context

The local government has provided funds for developing teaching materials as preparation for language revitalization. But no comprehension research work has been funded and carried out. Also Sakizaya had been taught in National Dong Hwa University (東華大學) for two years during 2008-2009. Those who can speak Sakizaya are also fluent in Nataoran Amis.

Severely Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

20

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

No data

Non-monolingual speakers

No data

More about speakers

No data

Year of info

2010

Location and Context

Countries

Taiwan

Coordinates

24.0088,121.5898

Location description

No data

Government support

No data

Institutional support

No data

Speakers' attitudes

No data

Standard orthography

No data

Script (Writing system)

No data

Other writing systems

No data

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

?

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

No data

Non-monolingual speakers

No data

More about speakers

A few elderly speakers of the Sakizaya dialect

Year of info

2007

Location and Context

Countries

Taiwan

Coordinates

No data

Location description

Villages in the Hualien 花蓮 area in central eastern coastal 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

Villages in the Hualien 花蓮 area in central eastern coastal Taiwan

More on writing systems

No data

Other languages used

Amis, Chinese

Domains of other languages

No data

More on context

No data

Critically Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

5

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

No data

Non-monolingual speakers

No data

More about speakers

(2000 S. Wurm)

Year of info

2009

Location and Context

Countries

Taiwan

Coordinates

No data

Location description

No data

Government support

No data

Institutional support

No data

Speakers' attitudes

No data

Standard orthography

No data

Script (Writing system)

No data

Other writing systems

No data

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

5

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

No data

Non-monolingual speakers

No data

More about speakers

No data

Year of info

Location and Context

Countries

No data

Coordinates

No data

Location description

No data

Government support

No data

Institutional support

No data

Speakers' attitudes

No data

Standard orthography

No data

Script (Writing system)

No data

Other writing systems

No data

More on writing systems

No data

Other languages used

No data

Domains of other languages

No data

More on context

No data

Media Resources

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