Also Known As:
Huo Nte, 畬語, 山哈
Dialects & Varieties
- Lianhua
- Luofu
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.)
Endangered
60 percent certain, based on the evidence available
910
Native Speakers Worldwide
Transmission
Transmission 3
Some adults in the community are speakers, but the language is not spoken by children.
3
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
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Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
Most ethnic She use Hakka Chinese [hak] as L1 and other Chinese as well, such as Min [nan] and Mandarin [cmn] (2007). Written Chinese is in common use.
Location and Context
Countries
China;
Location Description
Southeast Guangdong Province. Luofu: Boluo and Zengcheng counties; Lianhua: Haifeng and Huidong counties.
Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
neutral attitudes toward language loss
Other Languages Used By The Community
Hakka [hak], Mandarin [cmn]
Number of Other Language Speakers:
nearly all
Domains of Other Languages:
None
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
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Other writing systems used:
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Comments on writing systems:
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Recent Resources
The wikipedia page for the She language.
Full title: Minority Language Policy in China, with Observations on the She Ethnic Group.
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