Atayal
Atayal is an Austronesian language spoken in Taiwan, by about 80 thousand people. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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The Atayal language is an Austronesian language spoken by the Atayal people of Taiwan. Squliq and Cʼuliʼ (Tsʼoleʼ) are two major dialects. Matuʼuwal and Paʼkualiʼ, two subdialects of Cʼuliʼ, are unique among Atayal dialects in having male and female register distinctions in their vocabulary.
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Words in Atayal
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| father | yaba | |
| woman | kneril | |
| ear | papak | |
| tongue | hmali | |
| water | usiak | |
| moon | byacing | |
| stone | btunux | |
| mountain | rgyax | |
| river | llyung | |
| sea | bcilung | |
| leaf | abau | |
| night | gbyan | |
| fish | qulih | |
| pig | bzyok | |
| snake | mqu | |
| eat | niqun | |
| egg | bazing | |
| banana | buqoh | |
| house | ngasal | |
| book | biru' |
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