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A Study of Saisiyat Morphology

Elizabeth Zeitoun, Tai-hwa Chu and Lalo a Tahesh Kaybaybaw. 2015. "A Study of Saisiyat Morphology." Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press.

Severely Endangered
100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
About Vitality Level
~ 3,000
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.

5
Domains of Use

Domain Of Use 5

Used only in a few very specific domains, such as in ceremonies, songs, prayer, proverbs, or certain limited domestic activities.

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Transmission

Transmission 3

Some adults in the community are speakers, but the language is not spoken by children.

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Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
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Second-language speakers and learners
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Semi-speakers or rememberers
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Children:
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Young adults
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Older adults
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Elders
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Ethnic or community population
6,000
Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
"The Taai (population) has been much acculturated to the Atayal, while the Tungho dialect has been (in some villages) influenced by Hakka (different degrees of language contact)."

Location and Context
Countries
Taiwan
Location Description

"The Northern group used to speak the Taai dialect (also known as the Northern dialect) and lives in the upper reaches of the Shangping river in Wufeng township, Hsinchu county (新竹縣五峰鄉 xīnzhúxiàn wǔfēngxiāng). The Southern group speaks the Tungho dialect, also referred to as the Southern dialect. Most of the population is distributed throughout the valley delineated by the Eastern and the Southern rivers in Nanchuang township, Miaoli county (苗栗縣南庄鄉 miáolìxiàn nánzhuāngxiāng). A small amount of the population among the Southern group is also located in the upper reaches of the Shihtan River in Shihtan township, Miaoli county (苗栗縣獅潭鄉 miáolìxiàn shītánxiāng)."

Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
positive
Other Languages Used By The Community
Mandarin; Hakka; Atayal
Number of Other Language Speakers:
None
Domains of Other Languages:
Mandarin as the medium of education

Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
roman scripts
Other writing systems used:
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Comments on writing systems:
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