Saisiyat
Saisiyat is an Austronesian language spoken in Taiwan, by about 4,750 people. Glottolog rates it moribund.
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Saisiyat (sometimes spelled Saisiat) is the language of the Saisiyat, a Taiwanese indigenous people. It is a Formosan language of the Austronesian family. It has approximately 4,750 speakers .
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Words in Saisiyat
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| mother | ina | |
| father | yaba' | |
| woman | minkoringan | |
| water | ralom | |
| stone | bato' | |
| fish | 'aelaw | |
| horse | hanowan | |
| snake | Siba:i' | |
| egg | ʼoesizo꞉ | |
| banana | tawmo' |
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