Dunan (Yonaguni Ryukyuan) | Endangered Languages Project (original) (raw)

Stories

Recent Resources

Severely Endangered

100 percent certain, based on the evidence available

~400

Native Speakers Worldwide

Speaker Number Trends

Speaker Number Trend 4

Less than half of the community speaks the language, and speaker numbers are decreasing at an accelerated pace.

4

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

Revitalization Programs

Forums

Bibliography

Bibliography of Vitality:

Yamada, Masahiro, Pellard, Thomas, & Shimoji, Michinori. (2015). Dunan grammar (Yonaguni Ryukyuan). In Heinrich, Patrick, Miyara, Shinsho, & Shimoji, Michinori. (Eds.), Handbook of the Ryukyuan languages : history, structure, and use (449-478) . De Gruyter Mouton. https://doi.org/10.1515/9781614511151

Bibliography of Locations:

Yamada, Masahiro, Pellard, Thomas, & Shimoji, Michinori. (2015). Dunan grammar (Yonaguni Ryukyuan). In Heinrich, Patrick, Miyara, Shinsho, & Shimoji, Michinori. (Eds.), Handbook of the Ryukyuan languages : history, structure, and use (449-478) . De Gruyter Mouton. https://doi.org/10.1515/9781614511151

Bibliography of Context:

Yamada, Masahiro, Pellard, Thomas, & Shimoji, Michinori. (2015). Dunan grammar (Yonaguni Ryukyuan). In Heinrich, Patrick, Miyara, Shinsho, & Shimoji, Michinori. (Eds.), Handbook of the Ryukyuan languages : history, structure, and use (449-478) . De Gruyter Mouton. https://doi.org/10.1515/9781614511151