2017-07-27T22:17:28+03:00[Europe/Moscow] en true Bopomofo, Bunun language, Eastern Min, Hakka Chinese, Pe̍h-ōe-jī, Taiwanese Hokkien, Tsou language, Amis language, Taiwanese Sign Language, Kanakanabu language, Puyuma language, Basay language, Fuqing dialect, Hokkien, Paiwan language, Sixian dialect, Yami language, Fuzhou dialect, Pazeh language, Taiwanese Mandarin, Taiwanese Hakka, Matsu dialect, Pu-Xian Min, Putian dialect, Babuza language, Favorlang language, Nataoran language, Papora-Hoanya language, Saaroa language, Saisiyat language, Yilan Creole Japanese, Dingzhou dialect, Ketagalan language flashcards
Languages of Taiwan

Languages of Taiwan

  • Bopomofo
    Zhuyin fuhao, Zhuyin or Bopomofo (pinyin: bōpōmōfō; Jyutping: bo1 po1 mo1 fo1, Mandarin IPA: [pu̯ópʰu̯ómu̯ófu̯ó]) is a system of phonetic notation for the transcription of spoken Chinese, particularly the Mandarin dialect.
  • Bunun language
    The Bunun language (Chinese: 布農語) is spoken by the Bunun people of Taiwan.
  • Eastern Min
    Eastern Min, or Min Dong (simplified Chinese: 闽东语; traditional Chinese: 閩東語; pinyin: Mǐndōngyǔ; Foochow Romanized: Mìng-dĕ̤ng-ngṳ̄), is a branch of the Min group of varieties of Chinese.
  • Hakka Chinese
    Hakka /ˈhækə/, also rendered Kejia, is one of the major groups of varieties of Chinese, spoken natively by the Hakka people in southern China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and throughout the diaspora areas of East Asia, Southeast Asia, and around the world.
  • Pe̍h-ōe-jī
    Pe̍h-ōe-jī (pronounced [peʔ˩ ue˩ dzi˨] , abbreviated POJ, literally vernacular writing, also known as Church Romanization) is an orthography used to write variants of Southern Min Chinese, particularly Taiwanese Southern Min and Amoy Hokkien.
  • Taiwanese Hokkien
    Taiwanese Hokkien (Chinese: 臺灣閩南語; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tâi-oân Bân-lâm-gú; also Taiwanese Minnan), commonly known as Taiwanese (臺灣話; Tâi-oân-oē / 臺語; Tâi-gú), is a variant of Hokkien spoken natively by about 70% of the population of Taiwan.
  • Tsou language
    Tsou is a divergent Austronesian language spoken by the Tsou people of Taiwan.
  • Amis language
    Amis is the Formosan language of the Amis (or Ami), an indigenous tribal people living along the east coast of Taiwan (see Taiwanese aborigines).
  • Taiwanese Sign Language
    Taiwanese Sign Language or TSL (Chinese: 台灣手語; pinyin: Táiwān Shǒuyǔ) is the deaf sign language most commonly used in Taiwan.
  • Kanakanabu language
    Kanakanavu (also spelled Kanakanabu) is a Southern Tsouic language is spoken by the Kanakanavu people, an indigenous people of Taiwan (see Taiwanese aborigines).
  • Puyuma language
    The Puyuma language or Pinuyumayan (Chinese: 卑南語; pinyin: Pēinán Yǔ) is the language of the Puyuma people, a tribe of indigenous people on Taiwan (see Taiwanese aborigines).
  • Basay language
    Basay was a Formosan language spoken around modern-day Taipei in northern Taiwan by the Basay, Qauqaut, and Trobiawan peoples.
  • Fuqing dialect
    Fuqing dialect (福清話, BUC: Hók-chiăng-uâ, IPA:[huʔ˥ tsʰiaŋ˥ ŋuɑ˦˨]), or Hokchia, is a Eastern Min dialect.
  • Hokkien
    Hokkien /hɒˈkiɛn/ (from Chinese: 福建話; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hok-kiàn-oē) is a group of mutually intelligible Min Nan Chinese dialects spoken throughout Southeastern China, Taiwan, Southeast Asia, and by many other overseas Chinese.
  • Paiwan language
    Paiwan is a native language of Taiwan, spoken by the Paiwan people, one tribe of the Taiwanese aborigines.
  • Sixian dialect
    The Sixian dialect, also known as the Sixian accent (traditional Chinese: 四縣腔; simplified Chinese: 四县腔; Sixian Hakka Romanization System: xi ien/ian kiongˊ; Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: si-yen/yan-khiông), is a dialect of Hakka used by Taiwanese Hakkas, and it is the most spoken dialect of Taiwanese Hakka, being used in Hakka broadcasting in many public occasions.
  • Yami language
    Yami (Chinese: 雅美), also known as Tao (Chinese: 達悟語), is Malayo-Polynesian language.
  • Fuzhou dialect
    The Fuzhou dialect (simplified Chinese: 福州话; traditional Chinese: 福州話; pinyin: Fúzhōuhuà; FR: ) is the prestige variety of the Eastern Min branch of Min Chinese spoken mainly in eastern Fujian Province.
  • Pazeh language
    Pazeh (also spelled Pazih, Pazéh) is the extinct language of the Pazeh, a Taiwanese aboriginal people.
  • Taiwanese Mandarin
    Taiwanese Mandarin is the Standard Mandarin spoken in Taiwan.
  • Taiwanese Hakka
    Taiwanese Hakka is a group of Hakka dialects spoken in Taiwan, and mainly used by people of Hakka ancestry.
  • Matsu dialect
    Matsu dialect (Eastern Min: Mā-cū-huâ / 馬祖話) is the local dialect of Matsu Islands, Republic of China.
  • Pu-Xian Min
    Puxian (Hinghwa Romanized: Pó-sing-gṳ̂/莆仙語; simplified Chinese: 莆仙话; traditional Chinese: 莆仙話; pinyin: Púxiān huà), also known as Pu-Xian Chinese, Puxian Min, Xinghua or Hinghwa (Hing-hua̍-gṳ̂/興化語; simplified Chinese: 兴化语; traditional Chinese: 興化語; pinyin: Xīnghuà yǔ), is a branch of Min Chinese.
  • Putian dialect
    Putian dialect (Pu-Xian Min: Pó-chéng-uā / 莆田話) is a dialect of Pu-Xian Min Chinese spoken in urban area of Putian, which is a prefecture-level city in the southeast coast of Fujian province.
  • Babuza language
    Babuza is a Formosan language of the Babuza and Taokas, indigenous peoples of Taiwan.
  • Favorlang language
    Favorlang is an extinct Formosan language closely related to Babuza.
  • Nataoran language
    Nataoran is one of the Formosan languages of the Amis and Sakizaya, indigenous tribal peoples living along the east coast of Taiwan.
  • Papora-Hoanya language
    The Sinicized Papora and Hoanya dialects constituted a Formosan language of Taiwan.
  • Saaroa language
    Saaroa or Hla'alua is a Southern Tsouic language is spoken by the Saaroa (Hla'alua) people, a tribe of indigenous people on Taiwan (see Taiwanese aborigines).
  • Saisiyat language
    Saisiyat is the language of the Saisiyat, a tribe of indigenous people on Taiwan (see Taiwanese aborigines).
  • Yilan Creole Japanese
    Yilan Creole Japanese is a Japanese-based creole of Taiwan.
  • Dingzhou dialect
    The Dingzhou dialect (汀州客語) is a group of Hakka dialects spoken in Longyan (historically Tingzhou Prefecture), southwestern Fujian, China.
  • Ketagalan language
    Ketagalan (Ketangalan, Tangalan) (Chinese: 凱達格蘭語; pinyin: Kǎidágélán Yǔ) was a Formosan language spoken south of modern-day Taipei in northern Taiwan by the Ketagalan people.