Kavalan people
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The Kavalan people are an Indigenous ethnic group of Taiwan, traditionally inhabiting the island’s northeastern coastal plains and known for their distinct Austronesian culture and language.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kavalan people canonical | 2 |
| Kavalan ethnic group | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Austronesian people
ⓘ
indigenous people ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Kebalan people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kebalan tribe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| autonym | Kavalan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Taiwan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
ancestor worship
ⓘ
harvest rituals ⓘ sea-related rituals ⓘ |
| cultureArea | Austronesian culture ⓘ |
| currentSettlement |
Hualien County
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Taitung County NERFINISHED ⓘ Yilan County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnologueCode | ckv ⓘ |
| governedBy | Council of Indigenous Peoples (Taiwan) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContactWith |
Han Chinese settlers
ⓘ
Qing dynasty authorities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEvent | displacement from Yilan Plain by Han settlers ⓘ |
| historicalMigrationTo |
Hualien County
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Taitung County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| indigenousTo | Taiwan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Kavalan language ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Austronesian languages ⓘ |
| languageStatus | endangered language ⓘ |
| populationStatus | small population ⓘ |
| recognizedAsIndigenousGroupBy | Government of Taiwan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAsIndigenousGroupIn | Taiwan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Amis people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Puyuma people NERFINISHED ⓘ Sakizaya people NERFINISHED ⓘ other Taiwanese indigenous peoples ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
animism ⓘ folk religion ⓘ |
| traditionalCraft |
basketry
ⓘ
weaving ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing |
stilt houses
ⓘ
thatched houses ⓘ |
| traditionalRegion |
Lanyang Plain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Taiwan’s northeastern coastal plains NERFINISHED ⓘ Yilan Plain NERFINISHED ⓘ northeastern Taiwan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalSubsistence |
fishing
ⓘ
hunting ⓘ wet-rice agriculture ⓘ |
| UNESCOLanguageStatus | severely endangered (Kavalan language) ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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