Also Known As:
Tuchia, Tujia, Tujia, Southern, Mozi, 土家語, 南部土家語
Dialects & Varieties
Diachronic and synchronic overview of the Tujia language of Central South China
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.
Severely Endangered
100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
2000
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 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.
4
Transmission
Transmission 4
Many of the grandparent generation speak the language, but younger people generally do not.
4
Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
No results found.
Second-language speakers and learners
No results found.
Semi-speakers or rememberers
No results found.
Children:
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Young adults
No results found.
Older adults
No results found.
Elders
No results found.
Ethnic or community population
8000000 (people listed under the Tujia nationality)
Year information was gathered
No results found.
Comments on speakers
"In all of these villages, there is a steady shift to the use of Chinese. Only in Boluozhai, one of the remotest village clusters, are young children still speaking the dialect."
Location and Context
Countries
Hunan, China
Location Description
a few villages within Tanxizhen Township in western Luxi County 瀘溪縣
Government Support
no
Institutional Support
no
Speakers' Attitude
positive
Other Languages Used By The Community
Mandarin or other Chinese languages such as Xiang
Number of Other Language Speakers:
all
Domains of Other Languages:
all
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
No results found.
Writing system:
no
Other writing systems used:
No results text.
Comments on writing systems:
No results found.
Recent Resources
(C) 2004 Philip & Cecilia Brassett
For details of Tujia pinyin pronunciation scheme see website;
The Wikipedia page for the Tujia language.