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ALSO KNOWN AS		Kangyang Hui, 康家語
CLASSIFICATION		Mongolic, Shirongolic, Southern Shirongolic
ORTHOGRAPHY		no
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		kxs
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Information from: “A study of Kangjia (康家語研究)” . {Sechenchogt} (斯欽朝克圖) (1999) Shanghai Far East Publisher (上海遠東出版社)

Severely endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
377
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
> 2000
SEMI SPEAKERS
110
CHILDREN
0
YOUNG ADULTS
231
OLDER ADULTS
256 (above 46)
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
a total of 487 speakers, including both native speakers (377) and semi-speakers (110). The Kangjia are Muslims.

SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS

TRANSMISSION

MORE ON VITALITY

Though Kangjia is now used in restricted domains, the Kangjia still sense the solidarity when hearing the language, especially at home or in the markets.

SPEAKER ATTITUDE

positive

GOVERNMENT SUPPORT

INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

Mandarin
Tibetan and Arabic

LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS

Almost all speak Mandarin. A few elder people are able to speak Tibetan as well. Akhoonds are able to speak Arabic.

Scripts (Writing system)

PLACES: China

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Kangyang Township, Qinghai Province, China (青海省尖扎縣康楊鎮); specifically Shalimu (沙力木), Zongzila (宗子拉) and Xiangdao (巷道) villages.

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
430
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
487
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
430 (1999 Sechenchogt). Ethnic population: 487.

DATE OF INFO: 1999

PLACES: China

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
300
Native speakers worldwide

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
400
Native speakers worldwide

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
2,000
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
belongs to the Hui (Moslem) nationality in Qinghai. The Kangjia is also known as Tongren Turen 'original inhabitants of Tongren' (同仁土人).

PLACES: China

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: in the Kangyang area of Tongren (同仁) County in Qinghai (青海), China

	3rd	2010	Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger					UNESCO Publishing	Paris	http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas	Christopher Moseley (ed.)	Moseley, Christopher (ed.). 2010. Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger, 3rd edn. http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas. (03 June, 2011.)	ll_pub				300		100-999								Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)						36.0757,102.2991
		2007	East and Southeast Asia	Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages	349-424		C. Moseley	London & New York: Routledge			David Bradley	Bradley, David. 2007. "East and Southeast Asia." In Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages, edited by C. Moseley. 349-424. London & New York: Routledge.	HHOLD				2,000		1000-9999	belongs to the Hui (Moslem) nationality in Qinghai. The Kangjia is also known as Tongren Turen 'original inhabitants of Tongren' (同仁土人).							Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)				China	in the Kangyang area of Tongren (同仁) County in Qinghai (青海), China
7806135340		1999	A study of Kangjia (康家語研究)			in Chinese		Shanghai Far East Publisher (上海遠東出版社)			{Sechenchogt} (斯欽朝克圖)	Sechenchogt (斯欽朝克圖). 1999. "A Study of Kangjia (康家語研究)." Shanghai Far East Publisher (上海遠東出版社).		256 (above 46)	> 2000	231	377		100-999	a total of 487 speakers, including both native speakers (377) and semi-speakers (110). The Kangjia are Muslims.	110	Mandarin, Tibetan and Arabic	no	positive	Almost all speak Mandarin. A few elder people are able to speak Tibetan as well. Akhoonds are able to speak Arabic.	no	Severely Endangered (80 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	13	Though Kangjia is now used in restricted domains, the Kangjia still sense the solidarity when hearing the language, especially at home or in the markets.	14	China	Kangyang Township, Qinghai Province, China (青海省尖扎縣康楊鎮); specifically Shalimu (沙力木), Zongzila (宗子拉) and Xiangdao (巷道) villages.	35.959, 101.978
			World Oral Literature Project							http://www.oralliterature.org		"World Oral Literature Project." Online: http://www.oralliterature.org.					400		100-999								Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)
	16	2009	Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)				M. Paul Lewis	SIL International	Dallas, TX	http://www.ethnologue.com/		Lewis, M. Paul (ed.). 2009. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16 edn. http://www.ethnologue.com/home.asp. (15 February, 2011.)	ll_pub		487		430	1999	100-999	430 (1999 Sechenchogt). Ethnic population: 487.							Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)				China

Kangjia

Language metadata

Language information by source

Severely endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

377

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

430

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

300

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

400

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

2,000

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Kangjia

Language metadata

Language information by source

Severely endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

377

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

430

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

300

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

400

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

2,000

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