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Paiwan is a native language of Taiwan, spoken by the Paiwan people, one tribe of the Taiwanese aborigines. Paiwan is a Formosan language of the Austronesian language family. The number of speakers is estimated to be 66,000.〔Taiwan seeks to save indigenous languages http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10602697 7/14/10〕 ==Dialects== Paiwan variants can be divided into the following dialect zones (Ferrell 1982:4–6). *A1 – southern and central * *Kuɬaɬau (Kulalao) – used in Ferrell's 1982 ''Paiwan Dictionary'' due to its widespread intelligibility and preservation of various phonemic distinctions; also spoken in Tjuabar Village, Taitung County, where Tjariḍik and "Tjuabar" (closely related to Tjavuaɬi) are also spoken. * *Kapaiwanan (Su-Paiwan) * *Tjuaqatsiɬay (Kachirai) – southernmost dialect *A2 – central * *ɬarəkrək (Riki-riki) * *Patjavaɬ (Ta-niao-wan) *B1 – northernmost * *Tjukuvuɬ (Tokubun) * *Kaviangan (Kapiyan) *B2 – northwestern * *Tjaɬakavus (Chalaabus, Lai-yi) * *Makazayazaya (Ma-chia) *B3 – east-central * *Tjariḍik (Charilik) *B4 – eastern * *Tjavuaɬi (Taimali) * *Tjakuvukuvuɬ (Naibon, Chaoboobol) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Paiwan language」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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