 Bunun people of Taiwan, in formal attire. ca 1900 Bunun (布農) is one of the twenty Taiwanese aborigine tribes. It is known for its sophisticated polyphonic vocal music. Unlike other aboriginal tribes in Taiwan, the Bunun are widely dispersed across the island. With a population of around 37000, they are one of the larger aboriginal tribes in Taiwan. They speak the Bunun language. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1010x794, 390 KB) Bunun people of Taiwan, in formal attire. ...
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1010x794, 390 KB) Bunun people of Taiwan, in formal attire. ...
A Rukai village Chief visiting the Department of Anthropology in Tokyo Imperial University during the Japanese rule. ...
The Bunun language (布農話) is spoken by the Bunun people of Taiwan. ...
Traditional Folklore
According to old Bunun tales: Long ago, in ancient times, there were two suns which made the earth unbearably hot. A father and son endured countless struggles and hardships to shoot down one of them. The sun that was shot then became what we call the moon. The moon, displeased with its weakened state, seized the father and son, demanding that hey return to their people and tell them that they must henceforth obey three commandments or face annihilation. The Sun is the star at the centre of our Solar system. ...
Crust composition Oxygen 43% Silicon 21% Aluminium 10% Calcium 9% Iron 9% Magnesium 5% Titanium 2% Nickel 0. ...
the first was that they must constantly observe the waxing and waning of the lunar cycle and must conduct rituals to ensure bountiful harvests. The second demanded that the Bunun conduct rituals throughout their lives honoring the spirits of heaven and earth. The third prescribed taboos and codified inapropriate behaviors, commanding them to be an orderly and peaceful tribe.
So the Bunun were able to invent their own "calendar" and it can be said that they are Taiwan's only indigenous tribe to use a form of "writing" to record events. A calendar is a system for naming periods of time, typically days. ...
External links - Bunun Cultural and Educational Foundation
- Council of Indigenous People, Executive Yuan, Taiwan
- (Bunun pop singer) Biung (王宏恩) mixes it up
| Taiwanese aborigines | | Recognized: Ami | Atayal | Bunun | Kavalan | Paiwan | Puyuma | Rukai | Saisiyat | Tao | Thao | Tsou | Truku
Taiwanese aborigines or aboriginal peoples (原ä½æ°‘, Tongyong Pinyin: yuánjhùmÃn, Hanyu Pinyin: yuánzhùmÃn, Wade-Giles: yüan2-chu4-min2, Taiwanese PeÌh-oÄ“-jÄ«: gôan-chÅ«-bîn, literal meaning: original inhabitants) are the indigenous peoples of Taiwan. ...
The Ami (阿美), also known as the Amis and the Pangcah are an aboriginal tribe of Taiwan who speak an Austronesian language. ...
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Paiwan is the native language of Taiwan. ...
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Rukai (魯凱族) is one tribe of Taiwanese aborigine. ...
The Saisiyat (true people) are an indigenous people of Taiwan, part of the larger Taiwanese aborigine ethnic group. ...
Old photo of the Tao people on the shore of Orchid Island, ca. ...
Yang man of Thao of Sun Moon Lake, Nantou, Taiwan ca 1904 The Thao (邵æ—) are a small group of Taiwanese aborigines, with a population of only a few hundred, who have lived near Sun Moon Lake (Lake Candidius) in central Taiwan for at least a century, and probably since the...
Tsou youth, pre-1945 The Tsou are an indigenous people of Taiwan. ...
Truku (太魯閣族), sometimes spelled as Taroko, is one tribe of Taiwanese aborigine. ...
Unrecognized: Babuza | Basay | Hoanya | Ketagalan | Luilang | Pazeh/Kaxabu | Popora | Qaugaut | Siraya | Taokas | Trobiawan The Babuza (貓霧族; Pinyin: Māowùzú) are a Taiwanese aboriginal people, living primarily in Changhua County and around the western part of Taiwans Central Basin. ...
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The Hoanya (洪雅族; Pinyin Hóngyǎ) are a Taiwanese aboriginal people who live primarily in Changhua county, Chiayi city, Nantou county, and near Tainan city. ...
Ketagalan is a Taiwanese aboriginal tribe originating in what is now the Taipei Basin. ...
The Papora (巴布拉; Pinyin Bābùlā) are a Taiwanese aboriginal people, living primarily in the area around Taichung and the Taiwanese western coastal littoral. ...
The Siraya were an indigeneous people of Taiwan. ...
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