Gaoshan people

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The Gaoshan people are an officially recognized ethnic group in China historically referring to various indigenous Austronesian-speaking peoples of Taiwan.

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Kavalan people 1

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instanceOf ethnic group
officially recognized ethnic group of China
ancestralHomeland Taiwan NERFINISHED
ChineseName 高山族 NERFINISHED
country China
culturalArea Taiwanese indigenous cultures NERFINISHED
culturalRecognition subject of cross-strait discussions on indigenous identity
culturalTraits traditions of hunting, agriculture, and maritime activities (varies by subgroup)
demographicStatusInChina one of the smaller ethnic minorities by population
ethnicityClassification Austronesian peoples NERFINISHED
ethnicPolicyContext PRC ethnic classification system
ethnographicInterest important for studies of Austronesian origins and migration
ethnolinguisticOrigin Austronesian
hasAutonymLanguageFamily Formosan languages NERFINISHED
historicallyRefersTo indigenous peoples of Taiwan NERFINISHED
historicalUsage term used by the Republic of China for Taiwan’s indigenous peoples
languageFamily Austronesian languages
languageSituation many members bilingual or multilingual in Mandarin and local Austronesian languages
literalMeaningOfName high mountain people
notableFeature grouping of multiple distinct indigenous peoples into one PRC ethnic category
officialEthnicGroupCountContext one of the 56 officially recognized ethnic groups in China
politicalStatusInPRC recognized as a single ethnic category
politicalStatusInTaiwan correspond to multiple officially recognized indigenous groups
populationDistribution primarily in Taiwan and Fujian-linked administrative records of PRC
recognizedBy Government of the People’s Republic of China NERFINISHED
region Mainland China NERFINISHED
Taiwan NERFINISHED
relatedConcept Austronesian expansion NERFINISHED
Taiwanese indigenous peoples NERFINISHED
relatedGroup Amis people NERFINISHED
Atayal people NERFINISHED
Bunun people NERFINISHED
Kavalan people NERFINISHED
Paiwan people NERFINISHED
Puyuma people NERFINISHED
Rukai people NERFINISHED
Saisiyat people NERFINISHED
Sakizaya people NERFINISHED
Seediq people NERFINISHED
Tao people NERFINISHED
Thao people NERFINISHED
Truku people NERFINISHED
Tsou people NERFINISHED
religion Buddhism
Christianity
Taoism
traditional indigenous beliefs

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Kavalan language ethnicGroup Gaoshan people
this entity surface form: Kavalan people