Directory of Formosan Resources

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These are the indigenous languages of Taiwan. They are not related to the Chinese language. They are believed to be ancestral to all of the other Austronesian languages.

Subcategories

• Atayalic
• Paiwanic
• Tsouic

Resources in This Category

• Forums for Aboriginals Planned

  http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2004/07/30/2003180991
  News article on the political future of Austronesian speaking peoples on Taiwan.

• Preserving Taiwan's Indigenous Languages and Cultures

  http://www.kokugakuin.ac.jp/ijcc/wp/global/07tsao.html
  Brief paper on the decline of Taiwan's native Austronesian languages and commentary on the large issues of the decline of minority languages with bibliography at the end.

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