Informationen von: “Personal communication on Khatso” . Chris Donlay (2019)
Bedroht
100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
5,432
5,600
Roughly 5,600 Khatso people (2010 Chinese census); about 97% of these are speakers at some level.
NUTZUNGSBEREICHE
ENTWICKLUNGSTENDENZEN BEI SPRECHERN
VERBREITUNG
MEHR ZU SPRACHBESTÄNDIGKEIT
Intergenerational transmission is occurring, but imperfectly. Downward trend in speaker numbers. Language is used daily in the village, but children are taught Mandarin first so they can integrate into education system; as a result, their language skills are more and more influenced by Mandarin.
UNTERSTÜTZUNG DER REGIERUNG
None
INSTITUTIONELLE UNTERSTÜTZUNG
Cultural committee
ANDERE VON DER GEMEINSCHAFT GESPROCHENE SPRACHEN
Mandarin
KOMMENTARE ZUM SPRACHKONTEXT
No orthography, no media, no government support. There is a cultural committee.