Endangered Languages Project - Thao

Thao

^{[aka Sau, Sao, Shao]}

Classification: Austronesian

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critically endangered

ALSO KNOWN AS		Sau, Sao, Shao, Chuihwan, Chui-Huan, Suihwan, Vulung, Sprache von Formosa, 邵語
CLASSIFICATION		Austronesian, Western Plains
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		ssf
VARIANTS & DIALECTS		Brawbaw Shtafari
DOWNLOAD		As csv
MORE RESOURCES		OLAC search

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Information from: “personal communication” . Elizabeth Zeitoun (2014)

Critically endangered

100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
4
Native speakers worldwide
CHILDREN
0
YOUNG ADULTS
0
OLDER ADULTS
0
ELDERS
5
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
5 fluent speakes in total - four L1 speakers and one L2 speaker

DATE OF INFO: 2014

DOMAINS OF USE
SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS
TRANSMISSION
SPEAKER ATTITUDE: negative
OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

PLACES: Taiwan

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Mainly in Riyueh 日月 Village, Yuchih 魚池 Township, and Dingkan 頂崁 Village, Shueili 水里 Township of Nantou 南投 County, Taiwan

Ethnic population
744

DATE OF INFO: 2014

PLACES: Taiwan

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Mainly in Riyueh 日月 Village, Yuchih 魚池 Township, and Dingkan 頂崁 Village, Shueili 水里 Township of Nantou 南投 County, Taiwan

Critically endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
6
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
248
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
Speaker number data: (S. Wurm 2000). Ethnic population: 248 (1989)

PLACES: Taiwan

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Central, Sun Moon Lake southeast shore, Te-hua village, and Ta-p’ing-lin 14 kms. away

Critically endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
5
Native speakers worldwide

Critically endangered

100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
15
Native speakers worldwide
ELDERS
15

DATE OF INFO: 1994-1999

DOMAINS OF USE
SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS
TRANSMISSION

PLACES: Taiwan

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Te-hua village, Southeast shore of Sun Moon Lake, Nantou County.

Critically endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
1-9
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
300
CHILDREN
0
YOUNG ADULTS
0
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
A few old speakers

SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS
TRANSMISSION
OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY
LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS: Most have shifted to Taiwanese Southern Min and Mandarin Chinese
More on Orthography: No literacy in language

PLACES: Taiwan

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Central Taiwan, around Sun Moon Lake

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
10
Native speakers worldwide

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LOCATION INFORMATION

COORDINATES

23.8808,120.9206

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23.848, 120.924; 23.793, 120.878

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23.848579, 120.930253

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23.8833333333,120.916666667

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23.848, 120.924; 23.793, 120.878

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Information from: “Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)” . M. Paul Lewis · SIL International