Kavalan language
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| Kavalan | ||
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| kbaran [kɨβaˈɾan] | ||
| Spoken in | Taiwan | |
| Total speakers | 24 (Paul Jen-kuei Li 2000) | |
| Language family | Austronesian
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| Language codes | ||
| ISO 639-1 | None | |
| ISO 639-2 | map | |
| ISO 639-3 | ckv | |
| Note: This page may contain IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. | ||
Kavalan was formerly spoken in the Northeast coast area of Taiwan by the Kavalan people (噶瑪蘭). It is a Formosan language of the Austronesian family.
Kavalan is no longer spoken in its original area. As of 1930, it was used only as a home language. As of 1987, it was still spoken in Atayal territories. Today, this language is still spoken but considered moribund, with 24 speakers.
[edit] References
- Paul Jen-kuei Li (李壬癸) and Shigeru Tsuchida (土田滋) (2006) Kavalan Dictionary. Language and Linguistics Monograph Series A-19. ISBN 978-986-00-6993-8.
[edit] External links
- Taiwan government publications: Kavalan dictionary
- The Academy in Taipei press release: Kavalan dictionary published
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