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ALSO KNOWN AS		Wutun, 五屯話
CLASSIFICATION		Mixed Language, Chinese-Tibetan-Mongolian
ORTHOGRAPHY		none
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		wuh
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Information from: “Wutun” . Juha Janhunen; Marja Peltomaa; Erika Sandman; Xiawu Dongzhou (2008) LINCOM EUROPA

Endangered

40 percent certain, based on the evidence available
4,000
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
Speakers are classified in the Tu Nationality. The Wutun-speaking villages are linguistically vigorous, so the village population number corresponds closely with the number of speakers.

DOMAINS OF USE
SPEAKER ATTITUDE: because of dominant role of Tibetan culture, many Wutun speakers consider their language a local dialect of Tibetan
GOVERNMENT SUPPORT: none
INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT: none
OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY
LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS: The Rekong dialect of Amdo Tibetan is the local lingua franca. Children acquire some knowledge of Tibetan early in childhood, strengthened over the years through everyday contact and formal studies.
Scripts (Writing system): none
More on Orthography: Written Tibetan is common for literate individuals; Standard Mandarin becoming increasingly important.

PLACES: China

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
2,000
Native speakers worldwide

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
2,000
Native speakers worldwide

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
2,000
Native speakers worldwide

DATE OF INFO: 1995

PLACES: China

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
2,000
Native speakers worldwide

PLACES: northeastern Tibet

	2004	"Documentation and Comparative Study of two Endangered Languages in Tibet: Wutunhua, Daohua" HRELP Abstract				http://www.hrelp.org/grants/projects/index.php?projid=40	Acuo, Yeshes Vodgsal	Acuo, Yeshes Vodgsal. 2004. ""Documentation and Comparative Study of Two Endangered Languages in Tibet: Wutunhua, Daohua" HRELP Abstract." Online: http://www.hrelp.org/grants/projects/index.php?projid=40.		2,000		1000-9999								Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)		northeastern Tibet
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	2,000		1000-9999								Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)			35.791,102.4365
	2008	Wutun		LINCOM EUROPA			Juha Janhunen; Marja Peltomaa; Erika Sandman; Xiawu Dongzhou	Juha Janhunen; Marja Peltomaa; Erika Sandman; Xiawu Dongzhou. 2008. "Wutun." LINCOM EUROPA.		4,000		1000-9999	Speakers are classified in the Tu Nationality. The Wutun-speaking villages are linguistically vigorous, so the village population number corresponds closely with the number of speakers.	Tibetan in lower-grade schools and local government; Mandarin in other schools, and with Chinese traders	Amdo Tibetan; Mandarin Chinese	none	because of dominant role of Tibetan culture, many Wutun speakers consider their language a local dialect of Tibetan	The Rekong dialect of Amdo Tibetan is the local lingua franca. Children acquire some knowledge of Tibetan early in childhood, strengthened over the years through everyday contact and formal studies.	none	Endangered (40 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	13	China
		World Oral Literature Project				http://www.oralliterature.org		"World Oral Literature Project." Online: http://www.oralliterature.org.		2,000		1000-9999								Threatened (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	2,000	1995	1000-9999								Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)		China

Wutunhua

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Language information by source

Endangered

40 percent certain, based on the evidence available

4,000

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

2,000

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

2,000

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

2,000

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

2,000

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Wutunhua

Language metadata

Language information by source

Endangered

40 percent certain, based on the evidence available

4,000

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

2,000

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

2,000

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

2,000

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

2,000

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