Nataoran language
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Nataoran is one of the Formosan languages of the Amis and Sakizaya
, indigenous tribal peoples living along the east coast of Taiwan
. The Sakizaya variety is highly divergent, and sometimes considered a separate language from Nataoran, but in recent years both have begun to converge with Central Amis, which is culturally dominant.
Sakizaya people
The Sakizaya are Taiwanese Aborigines with a population of approximately 5,000–10,000...
, indigenous tribal peoples living along the east coast of 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...
. The Sakizaya variety is highly divergent, and sometimes considered a separate language from Nataoran, but in recent years both have begun to converge with Central Amis, which is culturally dominant.