Formosan languages

GPTKB entity

Statements (64)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf language family
gptkbp:class primary branch of Austronesian
gptkbp:currentSpeaker mostly elderly
gptkbp:distinctFrom gptkb:Malayo-Polynesian_languages
gptkbp:firstDocumented gptkb:Dutch_missionaries
17th century
gptkbp:hasSubgroup gptkb:Atayalic
gptkb:Kanakanavu
gptkb:Kavalan
gptkb:Paiwanic
gptkb:Saaroa
gptkb:Saisiyat
gptkb:Sakizaya
gptkb:Seediq
gptkb:Thao
gptkb:Truku
gptkb:Tsou
gptkb:Austronesian_languages
gptkb:Yami
gptkb:Amis
gptkb:Bunun
gptkb:Paiwan
gptkb:Puyuma
gptkb:Rukai
gptkb:Yami_(Tao)
Tsouic
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Formosan languages
gptkbp:ISO639-3 gptkb:Fox
gptkbp:language 16
gptkbp:languageEndangerment most are moribund or extinct
gptkbp:linguisticSignificance crucial for Austronesian historical linguistics
gptkbp:notableLanguage gptkb:Kanakanavu
gptkb:Kavalan
gptkb:Saaroa
gptkb:Saisiyat
gptkb:Sakizaya
gptkb:Seediq
gptkb:Thao
gptkb:Truku
gptkb:Tsou
gptkb:Yami
gptkb:Amis
gptkb:Bunun
gptkb:Paiwan
gptkb:Puyuma
gptkb:Rukai
gptkbp:numberOfSpeakers fewer than 100,000 total
gptkbp:percentageOfAustronesian about 1/3 of Austronesian subgroups
gptkbp:recognizedBy recognized by Taiwan government
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Austronesian_expansion
gptkbp:revitalizationEfforts ongoing in Taiwan
gptkbp:spokenIn gptkb:indigenous_peoples_of_Taiwan
gptkb:Taiwan
gptkbp:status endangered
gptkbp:teaches some languages taught in schools
gptkbp:UNESCOStatus critically endangered
gptkbp:writingSystem Latin alphabet (for some languages)
Chinese characters (historically, for some)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Taipei_City
gptkb:Austronesian_languages
gptkb:Republic_of_China_(Taiwan)
gptkb:National_Museum_of_Taiwan_Literature
gptkb:Golden_Melody_Awards
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5