Basay people

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The Basay people are an indigenous ethnic group of northern Taiwan, historically known for their distinct Austronesian culture and now largely assimilated into the broader Taiwanese population.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Austronesian people
indigenous people
colonialContactWith Dutch Empire NERFINISHED
Empire of Japan NERFINISHED
Qing dynasty NERFINISHED
Spanish Empire NERFINISHED
continent Asia
country Taiwan NERFINISHED
culturalAssimilationInto Han Taiwanese society
culturalInfluenceOn contemporary Taiwanese culture
culturalRevitalizationEfforts heritage research and documentation
ethnicity Austronesian
geographicProximityTo Taipei Basin NERFINISHED
northeastern Taiwan coast
heritageStatus endangered culture
historicalLanguageBranch Northern Formosan languages NERFINISHED
historicalStatus largely assimilated into Han Taiwanese population
plains indigenous group
identityStatus many descendants self-identify as Han Taiwanese
indigenousTo Taiwan NERFINISHED
knownFor distinct Austronesian culture in northern Taiwan
languageFamily Austronesian languages
languageStatus extinct or nearly extinct
modernReligion Buddhism NERFINISHED
Christianity NERFINISHED
Han Chinese folk religion NERFINISHED
Taoism NERFINISHED
partOf Taiwanese indigenous peoples NERFINISHED
populationTrend declining as distinct ethnic identity
recognizedAsIndigenousBy Republic of China (Taiwan) NERFINISHED
region northern Taiwan
relatedEthnicGroup Kavalan people NERFINISHED
Ketagalan people NERFINISHED
other Taiwanese Plains Indigenous peoples
religion traditional animist beliefs
timePeriodOfMajorAssimilation Japanese colonial period NERFINISHED
Qing dynasty period NERFINISHED
traditionalBeliefSystem ancestor worship
spirit worship
traditionalCultureArea Taiwanese Plains Indigenous peoples NERFINISHED
traditionalEconomyType maritime-oriented economy
traditionalLanguage Basay language NERFINISHED
traditionalSettlementType coastal villages
traditionalSubsistence fishing
gathering
hunting
small-scale agriculture

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Basay language historicalCommunity Basay people