Babuza language
E138021
The Babuza language is an endangered Austronesian language once spoken by the Babuza people in western Taiwan and classified among the Formosan languages.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Babuza language canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Austronesian language
ⓘ
Formosan language ⓘ |
| associatedEthnicity | Babuza people ⓘ |
| classification | Austronesian > Formosan ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country |
Taiwan, Province of China
ⓘ
surface form:
Taiwan
|
| culturalRole | traditional language of the Babuza people ⓘ |
| currentUse | very limited or no everyday use ⓘ |
| documentation | known mainly from wordlists and limited descriptions ⓘ |
| documentationLanguage | primarily described by linguists in English ⓘ |
| endangermentStatus | endangered ⓘ |
| eraOfDecline | 20th century ⓘ |
| extinctionRisk | high ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | western coastal plains of Taiwan ⓘ |
| ISO639Status | no ISO 639-3 code (as of 2024) ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Austronesian languages ⓘ |
| languageShiftTo |
Hakka
ⓘ
Taiwan under Japanese rule ⓘ
surface form:
Japanese (during Japanese rule of Taiwan)
Taiwanese Hokkien ⓘ Mandarin Chinese ⓘ
surface form:
Taiwanese Mandarin
|
| linguisticArea | Formosan languages of western Taiwan ⓘ |
| region |
Taiwan, Province of China
ⓘ
surface form:
Taiwan
|
| relatedTo | other Formosan Austronesian languages ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Babuza people ⓘ |
| spokenIn | western Taiwan ⓘ |
| status |
moribund
ⓘ
severely endangered ⓘ |
| subfamily | Formosan languages ⓘ |
| type | indigenous language of Taiwan ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Latin script (in modern linguistic descriptions) ⓘ |
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