FOS ISO 639-3
Siraya
Siraya Autonym
A language of China–Taiwan
- ISO 639
- fos
- Alternate Names
- Baksa, Formosan, Sideia, Sideis, Sideisch, Sinccan, Sinckan, Siraia, Siraiya, Sirayaic, “Pepo-Hwan” (pej.), “Pepohoan” (pej.)
- Autonym
- Siraya
- Population
- No known L1 speakers. No fluent native speakers since 1908. Some older semi-speakers (2008 C. Huang).
- Location:
- Tainan Municipality: Hengchun to Peimen to Tapu.
- Language Status
- 9 (Dormant).
- Classification
- Austronesian, East Formosan, Southwest
- Dialects
- Siraya, Makatao (Makattao, Takaraya, Tta’o), Pangsoia-Dolatok, Lamai.
- Language Use
- Shifted to Mandarin Chinese [cmn].
- Language Development
- Grammar. Revitalization efforts since 1990s through Tainan Ping-pu Siraya Culture Association.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Siraya
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
- Other Comments
- Sinicized.
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Location: Tainan Municipality: Hengchun to Peimen to Tapu.
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