Atayal people - Wikipedia
The Atayal (Chinese: 泰雅; pinyin: Tàiyǎ), also known as the Tayal and the Tayan, [1] are a Taiwanese indigenous people. The Atayal people number around 90,000, approximately 15.9% of Taiwan's total indigenous population, making them the third-largest indigenous group.
Atayal language - Wikipedia
The Atayal language is an Austronesian language spoken by the Atayal people of Taiwan. Squliq and C’uli’ (Ts’ole’) are two major dialects. Mayrinax and Pa’kuali’, two subdialects of C’uli’, are unique among Atayal dialects in having male and female register distinctions in their vocabulary.
Indigenous Peoples Cultural Development Center - TACP
Atayal people live in the north central mountains of Taiwan. This area covers mountain townships in New Taipei City, Taoyuan City, Miaoli County, Taichung City, Nantou County and Yilan County. It is the most widely spread indigenous people in Taiwan.
ATAYAL - Facts and Details
The Atayal are a Taiwanese ethnic group that has traditionally lived in the central mountains in a wide area stretching from Taipei to the Tapachien Mountains and today are found mostly in mountains 600 to 2000 meters above sea level from Jen-ai Rural Township in the mountainous area of Nantou to Hualien and Yilan counties in the east.
Atayal - Summary - eHRAF World Cultures
The indigenous peoples of Taiwan, of which the Atayal are one, are related to the Austronesian peoples of Southeast Asia. Basically, “Atayal” means “people,” although there is phonetic variation in the word in different areas. Taiwan’s indigenous people are located in the central mountains and the eastern plains of the island.
Atayal - Cip
The tribe is the basic unit in an Atayal society. In the Atayal language, a tribe is referred to as a galang or alang. Traditional Atayal tribes lived in deep mountains before the 20th century.
Taiwan in Time: The fall of the northern Atayal - Taipei Times
May 2, 2021 · His forces immediately ran into resistance from the Mkgogan Atayal, who declared war on the Japanese in June. The Japanese expected to finish them off within two months, but the Atayal resisted until Nov. 19, when the last group surrendered their firearms.
Languages of Taiwan — Atayal (Tayal) | The Language Closet
Nov 21, 2020 · The Atayal language, Tayal, or 泰雅語 (Hanyu Pinyin: tài yă yŭ), yet another member of the Formosan languages, is spoken by some 10 000 people, a very tiny proportion of the ethnic Atayal people.
Atayal alphabet, prounciation and language - Omniglot
Atayal is a member of the Formosan group of Austronesian languages. It is spoken in central and northern Taiwan along the Hsuehshan mountains by about 84,000 people. There are two main dialects: Squliq and C'uli' (Ts'ole).
Lost Treasures: Taiwan's Atayal Facial Tattoos - Cultural Survival
Jun 1, 2020 · “The most distinctive part of the Atayal culture are facial tattoos. While men’s tattoos symbolize adulthood and bravery, women’s tattoos symbolize skilled weaving,” says JunYu Lin (Atayal), a 33-year-old music teacher in Yilan. The Atayal Tribe uses ramie, a flowering plant in the nettle family, as raw material for weaving.