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Atayalic languages

New Guinea and Pacific Language Families

The Atayalic languages are a group of Formosan languages spoken in northern Taiwan. Robert Blust considers them to form a primary branch within the Austronesian language family, while Paul Jen-kuei Li instead groups them into the Northern Formosan branch, alongside the Northwestern Formosan languages.

Facts
Region
Northern Taiwan 1
Proto-Language Status
Proto-Atayalic, reconstructed by Paul Jen-kuei Li in 1981 1
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Descends From

Atayalic is one of the primary Formosan branches, spoken in northern Taiwan.

Sources
1. Wikipedia: Atayalic languages
  • Infobox, region
    Northern Taiwan
  • Reconstruction
    The Proto-Atayalic language was reconstructed by Taiwanese linguist Paul Jen-kuei Li in 1981.
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