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Australia and the Pacific
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Critically Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

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Ethnic Population

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Non-monolingual speakers

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More about speakers

A few old speakers

Year of info

2007

Location and Context

Countries

Taiwan

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Location description

Southern central Taiwan around the town of Minchuan

Government support

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Southern central Taiwan around the town of Minchuan

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Other languages used

Bunun; Taiwanese Chinese

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Most members of ethnic group have shifted to Bunun and Taiwanese Chinese.

Severely Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

20

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Ethnic Population

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Year of info

2010

Location and Context

Countries

Taiwan

Coordinates

23.1463,120.6782

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Critically Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

8

Domains of Use

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Ethnic Population

250

Non-monolingual speakers

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More about speakers

8 (2005 SIL). Ethnic population: 250 (UNESCO)

Year of info

2009

Location and Context

Countries

Taiwan

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Critically Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

6

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Elder Speakers

6

Ethnic Population

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Non-monolingual speakers

all

More about speakers

There are only 6 fluent speakers whose age ranges between 63 and 81 (as of 2014).

Year of info

2014

Location and Context

Countries

Taiwan

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Script (Writing system)

roman scripts

Other writing systems

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Other languages used

Mandarin Chinese; Bunun

Domains of other languages

all domains

More on context

"The Kanakanabu people in Namasia 那瑪夏 have been trying to revitalize the Kanakanavu language through different classes -- songs, dances, language courses, apprenticeship of traditional plantation etc.)"

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Ethnic Population

520

Non-monolingual speakers

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Year of info

2015

Location and Context

Countries

Taiwan

Coordinates

23.283,120.746;23.245,120.723

Location description

"Namasia District (那瑪夏區) of Kaohsiung City (高雄市) along both banks of Nanzixian River (楠梓仙溪). Today, most Kanakanavu People live in the two villages of Manga and Takanua in Namasia District (formerly Sanmin Township), Kaohsiung City."

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"Namasia District (那瑪夏區) of Kaohsiung City (高雄市) along both banks of Nanzixian River (楠梓仙溪). Today, most Kanakanavu People live in the two villages of Manga and Takanua in Namasia District (formerly Sanmin Township), Kaohsiung City."

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Ethnic Population

7,087 (including Tsou, Kanakanabu and Saaroa)

Non-monolingual speakers

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More about speakers

Kanakanabu and Saaroa have been officially recognized as two independent ethnic groups in June 26, 2014.

Year of info

2014

Location and Context

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Taiwan

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Critically Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

7

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