Seediq
Taroko; Sediq; Saediq; Seedik; Sejiq; Sedeq; Seedek; Seedeq; Shedekka; Sedek; Sediakk; Sedik; Sazek; Bu-Hwan; Che-Hwan; Daiya-Ataiyal; Hogo; Iboho; Paran; Taruku; Toroko; Truku; Toda; Taroko; 賽德克語; 太魯閣語; 都達方言; Tgdaya
Austronesian; Atayalic
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賽德克語資料
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24,000
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"[T]he current indigenous younger generations [below 40] are not able to speak their own imperiled tongues, nor are elderly speakers transmitting their languages to the next generations." (p.11) [Ethnic population number from CIP, 2011.]
2011
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24.081, 121.611
"Seediq dialects are spoken in the area north of Wushe village and in the valleys to the east and northeast of the village, as well as throughout the Central Mountain Range, as far as Truku Gorge and the Pacific coast" (p.1)
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[The] indigenous language education (one hour weekly) has been in force in elementary schools since 2001 in Taiwan
"Adults are different from children in that the Truku language is a significant part of their identity that cannot be easily forsaken. In contrast, younger generations are prone to be integrated into Mandarin environments because their motivation to learn or maintain Truku is comparatively low." (p.162)
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"Seediq dialects are spoken in the area north of Wushe village and in the valleys to the east and northeast of the village, as well as throughout the Central Mountain Range, as far as Truku Gorge and the Pacific coast" (p.1)
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Mandarin is used in all sorts of domains, including school, church, and home, and is perceived as socioeconomically advantageous.
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While most sources list the ethnic population, there is relatively little information on native speakers.
2005
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Taiwan
23.77, 121.35; 23.84, 120.99
20,000 community members in Hualian prefecture and about 5,000 community members in Nantou prefecture.
Not one of the 10 officially recognized aboriginal languages in Taiwan
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20,000 community members in Hualian prefecture and about 5,000 community members in Nantou prefecture.
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The entire community can generally speak Mandarin. The elderly population can also speak Japanese
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- Endangered Languages Catalogue Project. Compiled by research teams at University of Hawai'i Mānoa and Institute for Language Information and Technology (LINGUIST List) at Eastern Michigan University2012. "Endangered Languages Catalogue Project. Compiled By Research Teams At University of Hawai'i Mānoa and Institute For Language Information and Technology (LINGUIST List) At Eastern Michigan University."
- From diagnosis to remedial plan: A psycholinguistic assessment of language shift, L1 proficiency, and language planning in Truku SeediqTang, Apay Ai-yu. 2011. From diagnosis to remedial plan: A psycholinguistic assessment of language shift, L1 proficiency, and language planning in Truku Seediq. PhD dissertation. University of Hawaii at Manoa. http://www.ling.hawaii.edu/graduate/Dissertations/ApayTangFinal.pdfhttp://www.ling.hawaii.edu/graduate/Dissertations/ApayTangFinal.pdf
- 原住民族語言使用狀況調查報告原住民族委員會 Council of Indigenous Peoples. 2016. 原住民族語言使用狀況調查報告.http://www.apc.gov.tw/portal/docDetail.html?CID=964B9BFAAA44B32A&DID=0C3331F0EBD318C29EC71D49B5E8708F
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