Also Known As:
Sau, Sao, Shao, Chuihwan, Chui-Huan, Suihwan, Vulung, Sprache von Formosa, 邵語
Dialects & Varieties
- Brawbaw
- Shtafari
Recent Resources
Traditional story translated into Thao from Chinese by Mike Campbell.
MP3 available read by Mike Cam
Fieldwork elicitation on the Thao language with a native speaker of Thao
Critically Endangered
100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
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Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 5
A small percentage of the community speaks the language, and speaker numbers are decreasing very rapidly.
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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.
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Transmission
Transmission 5
There are only a few elderly speakers.
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Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality:
Elizabeth Zeitoun. 2014. "Personal Communication."
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:
Elizabeth Zeitoun. 2014. "Personal Communication."