Saisiyat

E560016

Austronesian people Indigenous people

The Saisiyat are one of Taiwan’s indigenous Austronesian-speaking peoples, known for their distinctive culture and the legendary Pasta’ay (Dwarf) ritual.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Saisiyat canonical	2
Saisiat	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Austronesian people ⓘ Indigenous people ⓘ
academicField	Studied in anthropology ⓘ Studied in ethnomusicology ⓘ Studied in linguistics ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Saisett ⓘ Saisiat NERFINISHED ⓘ Saisiat people NERFINISHED ⓘ
continent	Asia ⓘ
country	Taiwan NERFINISHED ⓘ
culturalHeritage	Oral traditions ⓘ Ritual costumes ⓘ Ritual songs and chants ⓘ Traditional dances ⓘ
culturalPractice	Dwarf ritual ⓘ Pasta’ay ritual ⓘ
culturalPreservationEffort	Documentation of Pasta’ay ritual ⓘ Language revitalization programs ⓘ
culturalSignificance	Important subject of Austronesian studies in Taiwan ⓘ Known for distinctive Pasta’ay (Dwarf) ritual ⓘ
ethnicityOf	Taiwan NERFINISHED ⓘ
festival	Pasta’ay festival NERFINISHED ⓘ
festivalFrequency	Held every two years in major form ⓘ
governmentRecognition	Recognized by the Republic of China (Taiwan) government ⓘ
languageFamily	Austronesian languages ⓘ
linguisticStatus	Endangered language community ⓘ
mythology	Legend of the Ta’ay (dwarfs) NERFINISHED ⓘ
nativeLanguage	Saisiyat language NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Taiwanese indigenous peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ
population	Small indigenous group in Taiwan ⓘ
recognizedAs	Official indigenous group of Taiwan ⓘ
region	Northern Taiwan NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedEthnicGroup	Atayal NERFINISHED ⓘ Hakka people in Taiwan NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion	Christianity ⓘ Traditional animist beliefs ⓘ
ritualSpecialist	Shamans or ritual leaders ⓘ
socialOrganization	Clan-based structure ⓘ
traditionalEconomy	Agriculture ⓘ Gathering ⓘ Hunting ⓘ
traditionalHousing	Mountain and foothill settlements ⓘ
traditionalTerritory	Foothills of the Central Mountain Range NERFINISHED ⓘ Hsinchu County NERFINISHED ⓘ Miaoli County NERFINISHED ⓘ Northwestern Taiwan NERFINISHED ⓘ
UNESCOStatus	Intangible cultural heritage candidate in academic discourse ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

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

indigenous peoples of Taiwan → recognizedGroup → Saisiyat ⓘ

Saisiyat language → hasAlternativeName → Saisiyat ⓘ

this entity surface form: Saisiat