PWN ISO 639-3
Paiwan
Pinayuanan Autonym
A language of China–Taiwan
- ISO 639
- pwn
- Alternate Names
- Butanglu, Kadas, Kale-Whan, Kapiangan, Katausan, Li-Li-Sha, Paiuan, Payowan, Samobi, Samohai, Saprek, Stimul, Tamari, Vinuculjan
- Autonym
- Pinayuanan
- Population
- 15,000 (2008 UNESCO). Ethnic population: 103,000 (2020 CIP).
- Location:
- Pingtung and Taitung counties: mountains southeast.
- Language Status
- 6b (Threatened).
- Classification
- Austronesian, Paiwan
- Typology
- VSO, VOS.
- Language Use
- Some young people, all adults.
- Language Development
- Dictionary. Grammar. Texts. Bible: 1993.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Paiwan
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
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Location: Pingtung and Taitung counties: mountains southeast.
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