Also Known As:
Northern Amis, Nataoran, Natawran, Tauran, Sprache von Formosa, Nataoran Amis, 南勢阿美語, 撒奇萊雅語, 北部阿美語
Dialects & Varieties
- Ridaw
- Nataoran
- Sakizaya
- Cikosowan
- Kaliyawan
- Pokpok
Personal communication on Sakizaya
Melissa Shih-hui Lin (林蒔慧). 2014. Personal Communication on Sakizaya. October 13.
Endangered
100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~500-600
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 4
Less than half of the community speaks the language, and speaker numbers are decreasing at an accelerated pace.
4
Domains of Use
Domain Of Use 4
Used mainly only in the home and/or with family, and may not be the primary language even in these domains for many community members.
4
Transmission
Transmission 1
Most adults in the community, and some children, are speakers.
1
Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
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Second-language speakers and learners
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Semi-speakers or rememberers
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Children:
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Young adults
~100-150
Older adults
~200
Elders
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Ethnic or community population
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Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
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.
Location and Context
Countries
Hualien, Taiwan
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' Attitude
positive
Other Languages Used By The Community
Mandarin; Taiwanese Southern Min; Nataoran Amis; Japanese
Number of Other Language Speakers:
all
Domains of Other Languages:
all
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
roman scripts
Other writing systems used:
Japanese kana
Comments on writing systems:
Native speakers in general have no literacy in their own language.
Recent Resources
Informative message
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