Home      Discussion      Topics      Dictionary      Almanac
Signup       Login
Kanakanabu language

Kanakanabu language

Overview
Kanakanabu (Kanakanavu) is the language of the Kanakanabu, a tribe of indigenous people on Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known as Formosa , is the largest island of the Republic of China in East Asia. Taiwan is located east of the Taiwan Strait, off the southeastern coast of mainland China...

 (see Taiwanese aborigines
Taiwanese aborigines
Taiwanese aborigines is the term commonly applied in reference to the indigenous peoples of Taiwan...

). It is a Formosan language of the Austronesian
Austronesian languages
The Austronesian languages are a language family widely dispersed throughout the islands of Southeast Asia and the Pacific, with a few members spoken on continental Asia. It is on par with Bantu, Indo-European, Afro-Asiatic and Uralic as one of the best-established ancient language families...

family.
Discussion
Ask a question about 'Kanakanabu language'
Start a new discussion about 'Kanakanabu language'
Answer questions from other users
Full Discussion Forum
 
Encyclopedia
Kanakanabu (Kanakanavu) is the language of the Kanakanabu, a tribe of indigenous people on Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known as Formosa , is the largest island of the Republic of China in East Asia. Taiwan is located east of the Taiwan Strait, off the southeastern coast of mainland China...

 (see Taiwanese aborigines
Taiwanese aborigines
Taiwanese aborigines is the term commonly applied in reference to the indigenous peoples of Taiwan...

). It is a Formosan language of the Austronesian
Austronesian languages
The Austronesian languages are a language family widely dispersed throughout the islands of Southeast Asia and the Pacific, with a few members spoken on continental Asia. It is on par with Bantu, Indo-European, Afro-Asiatic and Uralic as one of the best-established ancient language families...

family.