Stories

Recent Resources

Severely Endangered
100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~8000
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 5

Used only in a few very specific domains, such as in ceremonies, songs, prayer, proverbs, or certain limited domestic activities.

5
Transmission

Transmission 3

Some adults in the community are speakers, but the language is not spoken by children.

3

Revitalization Programs

Community Members

Forums

Bibliography

Bibliography of Vitality:
David Bradley. 2005. Sanie and language loss in China. International Journal of the Sociology of Language 173:159-176.
Bibliography of Locations:
Moseley, Christopher (ed.). 2010. Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger, 3rd edn. http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas. (03 June, 2011.)
Bibliography of Context:
David Bradley. 2005. Sanie and language loss in China. International Journal of the Sociology of Language 173:159-176.