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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. Pinyin (拼音, pīnyīn) literally means join (together) sounds (a less literal translation being phoneticize, spell or transcription) in Chinese and usually refers to Hànyǔ Pīnyīn (汉语拼音, literal meaning: Han language pinyin), which is a system of romanization (phonetic notation and transliteration to roman script) for Standard Mandarin used in the... A Rukai villege Chief visiting Department of Anthropology in Tokyo Imperial University during the Japanese rule. ... Changhua County (彰化縣, pinyin: Zhānghuà Xiàn) is a county in western Taiwan administered as part of Taiwan Province of the Republic of China. ... Chiayi City (嘉義市, pinyin: Jiāyì Shì, Taiwanese: Ka-gī chhī) is a city in Southwestern Taiwan. ... Nantou is the second largest county of Taiwan. ... Tainan (Chinese: 台南; Hanyu Pinyin: Táinán, Wade-Giles: Tai-nan, Taiwanese_POJ: Tâi-lâm) is a city located in southern Taiwan and is the fourth largest after Taipei, Kaohsiung and Taichung. ...

Taiwanese aborigine
Amis | Atayal | Bunun | Paiwan | Puyuma | Rukai | Tao | Truku | Tsou | Saisiyat

Babuza | Hoanya | Kavalan | Ketagalan | Popora | Basay | Qaugaut | Siraya | Taokas | Thao A Rukai village Chief visiting the Department of Anthropology in Tokyo Imperial University during the Japanese rule. ... Amis (阿美) is one tribe of Taiwanese aborigine. ... Atayal (泰雅) is one tribe of Taiwanese aborigine. ... Bunun (布農) is one tribe of Taiwanese aborigine. ... Paiwan is the native language of Taiwan. ... Puyuma (卑南族) is one tribe of Taiwanese aborigine. ... Rukai (魯凱族) is one tribe of Taiwanese aborigine. ... Tsou youth, pre-1945 The Tsou are an indigenous people of Taiwan. ... The Saisiyat (true people) are an indigenous people of Taiwan, part of the larger Taiwanese aborigine ethnic group. ... 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. ... Yilan County (宜蘭縣, pinyin: Yílán Xiàn) is a county in Northeastern Taiwan. ... Ketagalan is a Taiwanese aboriginal tribe originating in what is now the Taipei Basin. ... Basay was formerly spoken in the plains area of Northern Taiwan. ... Thao (邵族) is one tribe of Taiwanese aborigine. ...


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Taiwanese aborigine (3832 words)
Non recognized tribes include: Basay, Ketagalon, Trobiawan, Luilang, Taokas, Popora, Babuza, Pazeh (Pazih), Hoanya, Lloa, Arikun, Siraya and Qaugaut.[?]
Taiwan is recognized by many linguists and scholars as the original land of the Austronesian language.
According to the R.O.C. government there are 11 tribes on Taiwan which are eligible to receive tribal status, but records indicate there may be as many as 26 linguistic groups and the Babuza, Popora, Hoanya, Siraya, Taokas and Pazeh tribes were included in Japanese field studies through 1945.
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