Yami language

Yami
ciciring no Tao
Native to	Taiwan
Ethnicity	Tao
Native speakers	about 4000 (2012)[1]
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Philippine Batanic Yami–Itbayat Yami
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
Yami Orchid Island in Taiwan Show map of Taiwan Yami Yami (Southeast Asia) Show map of Southeast Asia
Coordinates: 22°03′N 121°32′E / 22.050°N 121.533°E / 22.050; 121.533

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.

Yami is known as ciriciring no Tao 'human speech' by its native speakers. Native speakers prefer the 'Tao' name.^[1]