Atayal language

Atayal
Atayal
Tayal
Region	Northern Taiwan
Ethnicity	Atayal
Native speakers	86,000 (2008)
Language family	Austronesian Atayalic Atayal; ;
Writing system	Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-3	tay
Glottolog	atay1247
Linguasphere	30-AAA
	A map showing the distribution of the two major dialect groups of the Atayal language. The Atayal people reside in central and northern Taiwan, along the Hsuehshan mountains.
	Atayal is classified as Vulnerable by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger
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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.

^ "Amis Remains Taiwan's Biggest Aboriginal Tribe at 37.1% of Total". Focus Taiwan. CNA. February 15, 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-02-16. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
^ Atayal at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)

[1] "Amis Remains Taiwan's Biggest Aboriginal Tribe at 37.1% of Total". Focus Taiwan. CNA. February 15, 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-02-16. Retrieved 2020-06-04.

[e25-2] Atayal at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)

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