Formosan peoples

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ethnic_group
gptkbp:autonym Pangcah (for Amis people)
Tayal (for Atayal people)
gptkbp:colonizedBy gptkb:Empire_of_Japan
gptkb:Republic_of_China
gptkb:Dutch_Empire
gptkb:Qing_dynasty
gptkbp:composedOf gptkb:Atayal
gptkb:Kavalan
gptkb:Saisiyat
gptkb:Sakizaya
gptkb:Seediq
gptkb:Thao
gptkb:Truku
gptkb:Tsou
gptkb:Amis
gptkb:Bunun
gptkb:Paiwan
gptkb:Puyuma
gptkb:Rukai
gptkb:Yami_(Tao)
gptkbp:culturalHeritage gptkb:artist
oral traditions
weaving
gptkbp:distinctFrom gptkb:Han_Taiwanese
gptkbp:firstContactWithEuropeans 17th century
gptkbp:geneticStudies show links to Austronesian expansion
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Formosan peoples
gptkbp:languageFamily gptkb:Austronesian_languages
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Taiwan
gptkbp:notableFestival gptkb:Harvest_Festival
Ear-shooting Festival (Bunun)
Flying Fish Festival (Yami/Tao)
Pas-ta'ai (Saisiyat)
gptkbp:percentageOfTaiwanPopulation about 2.5%
gptkbp:population approximately 570,000 (as of 2020s)
gptkbp:populationDecline due to disease and colonization
gptkbp:protectedBy gptkb:Indigenous_Peoples_Basic_Law_(Taiwan)
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:Taiwan_government
gptkbp:recognizedTribe 16 (officially recognized by Taiwan)
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Austronesian_peoples
gptkb:Malayo-Polynesian_peoples
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Buddhism
gptkb:Christianity
Animism
gptkbp:traditionalEconomy gptkb:hunting
agriculture
fishing
gptkbp:UNESCOStatus endangered languages
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:indigenous_peoples_of_Taiwan
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7