Preferred language name(s): Ngai
Alternative names: Ngai-va
Geographical areas where spoken: Guangxi province in China, Vietnam
Approximate number of speakers: 1000 – 9999
Official language(s) in your country: Mandarin
Other language(s) in your country: Cantonese, many other endangered languages
Does your language have a widely accepted writing system? No

Language Background
My vitality assessment

Threatened/Endangered

Inter-generational transmission:
Most adults and some children are speakers.

Absolute number of speakers (if I had to guess):
1000 – 9999

Speaker number trends:
About half of community members speak the language; speakers are diminishing.

Domains of use of the language:
Used mainly just in the home; some speakers may value their language but many are indifferent or support language shift; no literacy or education programs exist for the language; government encourages shift to the majority language.

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