Also Known As:
Phan Rang Cham, Cham, Cham (Eastern), Tjam, Chiem, Chiem Thà nh, Bhamam, Bình Thuân
Dialects & Varieties
personal communication
Isvan. April 27, 2014. "Personal Communication."
Vulnerable
80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 0
Almost all members of the community or ethnic group speak the language, and the number of speakers is stable or increasing.
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Domains of Use
Domain Of Use 1
Used in most domains except for official ones such as government, mass media, education etc.
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Transmission
Transmission -1
All members of the community, including children, speak the language.
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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
Phan Rang Cham speakers have developed teaching materials.
Location and Context
Countries
Vietnam
Location Description
mostly in Ninh Thuan Province;
Government Support
yes (though not effective)
Institutional Support
no
Speakers' Attitude
neutral or negative
Other Languages Used By The Community
Vietnamese (the official language)
Number of Other Language Speakers:
almost all
Domains of Other Languages:
Vietnamese used in official domains
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
the Akhar Thrah scripts (traditional Cham scripts)
Other writing systems used:
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Comments on writing systems:
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Recent Resources
Digitisation of the endangered Cham manuscripts in Vietnam
These three poems are the only ones my grandmother can remember.
Isvan tells a traditional story in the Eastern Cham language.