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The Namuyi: Linguistic and Cultural Features

Libu Lakhi, Brook Hefright and Kevin Stuart. 2007. "The Namuyi: Linguistic and Cultural Features." In Asian Folklore Studies, 66: Nanzan University.

Endangered
100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
About Vitality Level
5,000
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends

Speaker Number Trend 3

Only about half of community members speak the language. Speaker numbers are decreasing steadily, but not at an accelerated pace.

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Domains of Use

Domain Of Use 3

Used mainly in the home and/or with family, but remains the primary language of these domains for many community members.

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Transmission

Transmission 2

Most adults in the community are speakers, but children generally are not.

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Speakers
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Comments on speakers
EXCERPT FROM SOURCE (p. 241): When [the first author's family] was asked why they insisted on speaking Nuosu to family members, they replied, "It is stupid to speak such a useless language as Namuyi these days. We have to communicate with our Nuosu friends in Nuosu. There are only a very few people who speak Namuyi. It's just like walking off a cliff with your eyes closed if you only speak Namuyi and refuse to speak Nuosu." When the author asked why their two seven year-old children only spoke and understood Chinese, they replied, "Who doesn't want their kids to find a good job, settle down, and have a comfortable family life? We should have our kids learn Chinese to help them find a job, shouldn't we?"

Location and Context
Countries
China
Location Description

Sichuan Province, Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture. Four villages (named in this source): (1) Xichang City, Minsheng Township 民勝鄉, Dashui Village 大水村, dʐə¹¹qu¹¹ community; (2) Xichang City, Xiangshui Township 響水鄉, Xiangshui Village 響水村, dʑa⁵³qa⁵³tu¹¹ community; (3) Mianning County, Zeyuan Township 泽遠鄉, Dongfeng Village 東風村, ɕa¹¹ma¹¹kʰu⁵³ community; (4) Mianning County, Shaba Town 沙垻镇, Laoya Village 老鴉村, ʂa⁴⁴pa⁵³ community.

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Other Languages Used By The Community
Nuosu, Chinese, and Tibetan
Number of Other Language Speakers:
most
Domains of Other Languages:
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Writing Systems
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Comments on writing systems:
The form 'Namuyi' is a transliteration of a Chinese-character rendering of the word na⁵³mʑi⁵³ (Namuyi 納木依, Namuyi 納木義, or Namuzi 納木兹).

In dʐə¹¹qu¹¹, only about 10 percent of the population reads Chinese, two percent reads Nuosu, and only one reads Tibetan.

Community Members