Rukai language
E576946
The Rukai language is an Austronesian language spoken by the Rukai people of southern Taiwan, known for its complex phonology and rich system of honorifics.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Austronesian language
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Formosan language ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Republic of China ⓘ |
| endangeredStatus | definitely endangered ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupAssociated | Rukai people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| glottologCode | rukai1240 ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Druqe
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Rukai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDialect |
Budai Rukai
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Labuan Rukai NERFINISHED ⓘ Maga Rukai ⓘ Mantauran Rukai NERFINISHED ⓘ Tanan Rukai ⓘ Tona Rukai ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
case-marking particles
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complex phonology ⓘ complex verb morphology ⓘ contrastive vowel length in some dialects ⓘ focus alignment system ⓘ honorific morphology ⓘ honorific vocabulary ⓘ inclusive–exclusive distinction in first person plural pronouns ⓘ rich consonant inventory ⓘ rich system of honorifics ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticResearch |
descriptive grammars
ⓘ
honorific system studies ⓘ phonological studies ⓘ |
| hasMorphologicalType | agglutinative language ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
complex consonant clusters in some dialects
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rich set of affricates and fricatives ⓘ |
| hasSpeakerPopulation | a few thousand speakers ⓘ |
| hasWordOrder |
VOS
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VSO ⓘ verb–initial basic word order ⓘ |
| iso639-3Code | dru ⓘ |
| isPartOf | indigenous languages of Taiwan ⓘ |
| isSpokenByMinority | yes ⓘ |
| isTaughtIn | some elementary schools in Rukai communities ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Austronesian languages ⓘ |
| region |
Kaohsiung
NERFINISHED
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Pingtung County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Rukai people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Taiwan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southern Taiwan ⓘ |
| subgroupOf | Rukai language group ⓘ |
| vitality | threatened by language shift to Mandarin Chinese ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
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