List of ethnic groups in Taiwan
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This is a list of Taiwanese aborigine ethnic groups. The Republic of China
Republic of China
The Republic of China , commonly known as Taiwan , is a unitary sovereign state located in East Asia. Originally based in mainland China, the Republic of China currently governs the island of Taiwan , which forms over 99% of its current territory, as well as Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu and other minor...

 (Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...

) officially recognizes 14 of these groups. Those that are officially recognized are marked with a "*" in the following list. The People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...

 officially classifies all of these groups into a single ethnic group, Gaoshan.
  • Amis (阿美)*
  • Atayal (Tayal, Tayan) (泰雅)*
  • Babuza (貓霧捒)
  • Basay (巴賽)
  • Bunun
    Bunun People
    The Bunun , also historically known as the Vonum, are a tribe of Taiwanese aborigines and are best known for their sophisticated polyphonic vocal music. They speak the Bunun language. Unlike other aboriginal tribes in Taiwan, the Bunun are widely dispersed across the island. In the year 2000 the...

     (布農)*
  • Hoanya (洪雅 or 洪安雅)
  • Kavalan
    Kavalan people
    The Kavalan or Kuvalan are an indigenous people of Taiwan, part of the larger Taiwanese aborigine ethnic group. The Kavalan originally inhabited modern-day Yilan County. Most of them moved to the coastal area of Hualien County and Taitung County in the 19th century...

     (噶瑪蘭)*
  • Ketagalan (凱達格蘭)
  • Luilang (雷朗)
  • Paiwan (排灣)*
  • Pazeh
    Pazeh people
    The Pazeh people, including the Kaxabu, are the descendants of the Tsouic Pazeh speaking indigenous people from the central Taiwanese areas of Taichung and Miaoli...

    /Kaxabu (Pazih) (巴宰 or 巴則海)
  • Papora (巴布拉)
  • Puyuma (卑南)*
  • Qauqaut (猴猴)
  • Rukai (魯凱)*
  • Saisiyat (Saisiat) (賽夏)*
  • Sakizaya
    Sakizaya people
    The Sakizaya are Taiwanese Aborigines with a population of approximately 5,000–10,000...

     (撒奇萊雅)*
  • Seediq
    Seediq people
    The Seediq are a Taiwanese aboriginal people who live primarily in Nantou County and Hualien County. Their language is also known as Seediq. They were officially recognised as Taiwan's 14th indigenous group on 23 April 2008...

     (賽德克)*
  • Siraya (西拉雅)
  • Tao
    Tao people
    The Tao , originally recognized as Yami , are a Taiwanese aboriginal people, native to tiny outlying Orchid Island in Taiwan. The Tao are an Austronesian people linguistically and culturally closer to the Ivatan people of the Batanes islands in the Philippines than to other aboriginal peoples on...

     (Yami) (雅美/達悟)*
  • Taokas (道卡斯)
  • Thao (邵)*
  • Truku
    Truku people
    The Truku people are an Indigenous Taiwanese tribe. Taroko is also the name of the area of Taiwan where the Truku tribe resides. The Executive Yuan, Republic of China has officially recognized the Truku since January 15, 2004. The Truku are the 12th aboriginal tribe in Taiwan to receive this...

     (Taroko) (太魯閣)*
  • Tsou
    Tsou people
    The Tsou are an indigenous people of central southern Republic of China . They are spread across three administrative entities of the Republic of China — Nantou County, Chiayi County and Kaohsiung City....

     (Cou) (鄒)*

See also

  • Demographics of Taiwan
    Demographics of Taiwan
    This article is about the demographic features of the population in Taiwan, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population....

  • Culture of Taiwan
    Culture of Taiwan
    The culture of Taiwan is a blend of Confucianist Han Chinese, Japanese, European, American, global, local, and Taiwanese aborigines cultures, which are often perceived in both traditional and modern understandings...

  • Republic of China
    Republic of China
    The Republic of China , commonly known as Taiwan , is a unitary sovereign state located in East Asia. Originally based in mainland China, the Republic of China currently governs the island of Taiwan , which forms over 99% of its current territory, as well as Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu and other minor...

  • Taiwan
    Taiwan
    Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...

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