Tawu

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Tawu is the indigenous name used by the Tao people, an Austronesian ethnic group native to Orchid Island in Taiwan.

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Tawu canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf endonym
ethnonym
indigenous name
associatedEthnicGroup Tao people
associatedLanguage Tao language
associatedLanguageFamily Austronesian languages
associatedPeopleAlsoKnownAs Yami
linked to: Yami (Tao)
contrastedWith exonym "Yami"
culturalAssociation Austronesian seafaring traditions
maritime culture of Tao people
culturalRegion Southeast Taiwan
Western Pacific
ethnicGroupCountry Republic of China
ethnicGroupLocation Lanyu Township
linked to: Lanyu

Orchid Island
Taitung County
Taiwan
geographicContext Bashi Channel
Philippine Sea
isIndigenousTo Orchid Island
Taiwan
languageFamilyOfName Austronesian languages
namingContext ethnic self-designation
indigenous identity
refersTo Tao people
relatedTo Austronesian peoples
Formosan indigenous peoples
usedBy Tao people
usedIn anthropological literature
ethnographic studies of Orchid Island

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Tao people nativeName Tawu