Sakizaya language

E150505

The Sakizaya language is an indigenous Austronesian language spoken by the Sakizaya people of eastern Taiwan.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Sakizaya language canonical 1
Siraya language 1

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Statements (26)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Austronesian language
indigenous language
natural language
belongsTo Formosan indigenous languages of Taiwan
continent Asia
country Republic of China
ethnicGroup Sakizaya people
family Austronesian languages
glottocode saki1248
hasAlternativeName Sakizaya
Sakizaya
surface form: Sakizaya (Formosan)
hasSpeakers Sakizaya people
iso639-3 szy
languageFamilyBranch Austronesian languages
surface form: Austronesian

Formosan
recognizedAsDistinctLanguageIn 21st century
region Hualien County
relatedTo Amis language
spokenIn Taiwan, Province of China
surface form: Taiwan

eastern Taiwan
status endangered language
subfamily Formosan languages
typologicalFeature verb-initial word order (Austronesian-type)
usedFor cultural practices of the Sakizaya people
oral tradition of the Sakizaya people
writingSystem Latin alphabet
surface form: Latin script

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Formosan languages majorSubgroupIncludes Sakizaya language
Formosan languages majorSubgroupIncludes Sakizaya language
this entity surface form: Siraya language