Endangered Languages Project

autonym: thɛn¹¹ lai¹¹ 'language lai'

ALSO KNOWN AS		Natou, Laiyu, 那斗話, 來語
CLASSIFICATION		Tai-Kadai, Hlai
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ADDITIONAL COMMENTS		Not to be confused with Bolyu 倈語 [ply], which is Austroasiatic, in Guangxi, China.

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Information from: “A phonological system of Proto-Hlai” . Norquest, Peter (2007)

Severely endangered

40 percent certain, based on the evidence available
Ethnic population
2500

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"there is little evidence that the children of Nadouhua speakers are learning the language from their parents, many of whom are only semi-fluent themselves." (p.18)

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

Chinese

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
3380
Native speakers worldwide

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

PLACES: Hainan, China

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: 海南省東方市新龍鎮那斗村、八所鎮月村

					2007	A phonological system of Proto-Hlai													The university of Arizona		Norquest, Peter	Norquest, Peter. 2007. A phonological system of Proto-Hlai. PhD dissertation. The university of Arizona.			2500										all	Chinese						all	Severely Endangered (40 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	14		"there is little evidence that the children of Nadouhua speakers are learning the language from their parents, many of whom are only semi-fluent themselves." (p.18)
				3	2011	來語概況 [On the Lai language]		67-81					民族語文 Minority Languages of China	2011							Fu, Changzhong 符昌忠	Fu, Changzhong 符昌忠. 2011. 來語概況 [On the Lai language]. 民族語文 Minority Languages of China 2011(3):67-81.						3380		1000-9999						Junhua varieties; Hainanese; Mandarin						almost all	Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)								Hainan, China	海南省東方市新龍鎮那斗村、八所鎮月村	19.013, 108.678; 19.022, 108. 670

Nadouhua

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Severely endangered

40 percent certain, based on the evidence available

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

3380

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