Also Known As:
Tuchia, Tudja, Tujia, Tujia, Northern, Biji, Bizhi, Bizhika, 土家語, 北部土家語
Dialects & Varieties
- Baojing
- Longshan
Recent Resources
说话者：龙山县靛房镇田荆贵先生
记录日期：2002年5月30日
这是田荆贵先生的自我介绍，是他预先准备好的文本，在手稿中他使用了汉字来代表土家语词汇的发音。
song by two old Bijikan
ティマはこの民族伝統的な祭司さま このビジオは探す途中の問い合わせだけだけど…
Severely Endangered
60 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~65000
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 5
A small percentage of the community speaks the language, and speaker numbers are decreasing very rapidly.
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Domains of Use
Domain Of Use 4
Used mainly only in the home and/or with family, and may not be the primary language even in these domains for many community members.
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Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality:
Brassett, Philip R. and Cecilia Brassett. 2005. Diachronic and synchronic overview of the Tujia language of Central South China. International Journal of the Sociology of Language 2005(173):75–97.
Bibliography of Locations:
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.)
Bibliography of Context:
Brassett, Philip R. and Cecilia Brassett. 2005. Diachronic and synchronic overview of the Tujia language of Central South China. International Journal of the Sociology of Language 2005(173):75–97.