Paiwan
Pinayuanan
Paiwan is an Austronesian language spoken in Taiwan, by about 96 thousand people. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Paiwan (Paiwan: Vinuculjan, [vinutsuʎan]) is a native language of southern Taiwan. It is spoken as a first language by the ethnic Paiwan, a Taiwanese indigenous people, and historically as a second language by most people in southern Taiwan. Paiwan is a Formosan language of the Austronesian language family. It is also one of the national languages of Taiwan.
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Words in Paiwan
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| mother | ina | |
| woman | vavayan | |
| name | ngadan | |
| tongue | sema | |
| water | zaljum | |
| snow | sulja | |
| stone | qaciljai | |
| dog | vatu | |
| fish | ciqav | |
| one | ita | |
| egg | qecilu | |
| banana | veljevelj | |
| apple | cada' | |
| thank you | masalu | |
| path | djalan | |
| red | qudjilj |
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- BasapAustronesian28% alike
- Masbate SorsogonAustronesian27% alike
- Central PalawanoAustronesian27% alike
- IsnagAustronesian26% alike
- Pamplona AttaAustronesian26% alike
- TagbanwaAustronesian26% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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