public_comment: "While most sources list the ethnic population, there is relatively little information on native speakers.",
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speaker_number_text: "Unknown",
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semi_speakers: "",
children: "",
young_adults: "",
older_adults: "",
elders: "",
ethnic_population: "24,000",
date_of_info: "2011",
public_comment: " "[T]he current indigenous younger generations [below 40] are not able to speak their own imperiled tongues, nor are elderly speakers transmitting their languages to the next generations." (p.11) [Ethnic population number from CIP, 2011.]",
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simplified_level: "high",
coordinates: "23.77, 121.35; 23.84, 120.99",
updated_at: "2018-03-29 16:03:59",
speaker_attitude: ""Adults are different from children in that the Truku language is a significant part of their identity that cannot be easily forsaken. In contrast, younger generations are prone to be integrated into Mandarin
environments because their motivation to learn or maintain Truku is comparatively low." (p.162)",
government_support: "yes",
institutional_support: "[The] indigenous language education (one hour weekly) has been in force in elementary schools since 2001 in Taiwan",
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domains_of_use: "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.",