TAY ISO 639-3
Atayal
Tayal Autonym
A language of China–Taiwan
- ISO 639
- tay
- Alternate Names
- Ataiyal, Attayal, Bonotsek, Shabogala, Taijyal, Taiyal, Takonan, Tangao, Tyal, Yukan
- Autonym
- Tayal
- Population
- 10,000 (2008 UNESCO). Ethnic population: 92,100 (2020 CIP).
- Location:
- Hualien and Taitung counties.
- Language Status
- 7 (Shifting).
- Classification
- Austronesian, Atayalic
- Dialects
- Sqoleq (Squliq), Ts’ole’ (Ci’uli’).
- Typology
- VSO, VOS.
- Language Use
- In active use in some areas. Adults only. Shifting to Mandarin Chinese [cmn]. Used as L2 by Saisiyat [xsy].
- Language Development
- Dictionary. Grammar. Texts. Bible: 2003.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Atayal
- Writing
- Han script, Simplified variant [Hans]. Han script, Traditional variant [Hant]. Latin script [Latn], primary usage.
Also Spoken in
Map
Location: Hualien and Taitung counties.
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