Also Known As:
布興話, Kha Bit, Khabit, Khbit, Pasing, Phsing, Phsin, 布興語
Dialects & Varieties
Recent Resources
This paper briefly summarizes the basic phonetics and vocabulary of Bit language.
Severely Endangered
40 percent certain, based on the evidence available
<1,000
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.
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Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality:
Bradley, David. 2007. "East and Southeast Asia." In Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages, edited by C. Moseley. 349-424. London & New York: Routledge.
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:
Bradley, David. 2007. "East and Southeast Asia." In Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages, edited by C. Moseley. 349-424. London & New York: Routledge.