Also Known As:
Tuchia, Tudja, Tujia, Tujia, Northern, Biji, Bizhi, Bizhika, 土家語, 北部土家語
Dialects & Varieties
- Baojing
- Longshan
Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)
Lewis, M. Paul (ed.). 2009. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16 edn. http://www.ethnologue.com/home.asp. (15 February, 2011.)
Vulnerable
20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
70,000
Native Speakers Worldwide
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
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Older adults
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Elders
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Ethnic or community population
8,028,133
Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
Also use Mandarin Chinese or Hmong Njua [hnj].
Location and Context
Countries
China;
Location Description
Northwest Hunan, Yingjiang and Yanhe counties, Hubei, Guizhou, Wuling Mt. range
Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
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Other Languages Used By The Community
None
Number of Other Language Speakers:
None
Domains of Other Languages:
None
Writing Systems
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Recent Resources
说话者：龙山县靛房镇田荆贵先生
记录日期：2002年5月30日
这是田荆贵先生的自我介绍，是他预先准备好的文本，在手稿中他使用了汉字来代表土家语词汇的发音。
song by two old Bijikan
ティマはこの民族伝統的な祭司さま このビジオは探す途中の問い合わせだけだけど…