Yami language
Austronesian language spoken on Orchid Island, Taiwan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Yami language (Chinese: 雅美語), also known as Tao language (Chinese: 達悟語), is a Malayo-Polynesian and Philippine language spoken by the Tao people of Orchid Island, 46 kilometers southeast of Taiwan. It is a member of the Ivatan dialect continuum.
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Yami | |
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ciciring no Tao | |
Native to | Taiwan |
Ethnicity | Tao |
Native speakers | about 4000 (2012)[1] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | tao |
Glottolog | yami1254 |
ELP | Tao |
Linguasphere | 31-CAA-a |
Yami language is classified as Vulnerable by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
Coordinates: 22°03′N 121°32′E |
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Yami is known as ciriciring no Tao 'human speech' by its native speakers. Native speakers prefer the 'Tao' name.[1]