Information from: “撒都語研究 [A study of Sadu]” . Bai, Bibo 白碧波 (2012) The Ethnic Publishing House (民族出版社)
DOMAINS OF USE
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SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS
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TRANSMISSION
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- MORE ON VITALITY
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Those who are above 26 can all speak Sadu, but this language is generally not passed down to the next generation.
Speaker number trend:
above age 26: 100%
age 16-25: 45.1%
age 6-15: 23.4%
age 3-5: 5.9%
- OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY
- LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS
Sadu is used at home and within the community. Everyone can speak SW Mandarin due to schooling and socio-economic pressures. SW Mandarin is used in marketplaces and with non-community members. Nisu is used when speaking to the Yi group.
- Scripts (Writing system)
- no