The following is the entry for this language as it appeared in the 14th edition (2000).
It was superseded by the corresponding entry in the 15th edition (2005). See also the corresponding entry in the current edition of Ethnologue.
SIL code: ALV
ISO 639-2: map
| Population | 130,000 (1986 Virginia Fey TEAM). |
| Region | Plains in the valley along the railroad between Hualien and Taitung, and on the east coast near the sea between Hualien and Taitung. |
| Alternate names | AMI, AMIA, PAGCAH, PANGTSAH, BAKURUT, LAM-SI-HOAN, MARAN, SABARI, TANAH |
| Dialects | CENTRAL AMIS (HAIAN AMI, HSIUKULAN AMI), TAVALONG-VATAAN (KWANGFU, KUANGFU), SOUTHERN AMIS (PEINAN, HENGCH'UN AMIS, TAITUNG), CHENGKUNG-KWANGSHAN, NORTHERN AMIS (NANSHI AMIS). |
| Classification | Austronesian, Formosan, Paiwanic. |
| Comments | The Chengkung-Kwangshan dialect is closest to Central Amis. Bilingualism in Japanese, Mandarin. 'Amis' is their name for themselves; 'Ami' is the Chinese name. Traditionally matrilineal. Many are migrating to cities and industrial areas. Dictionary. Roman script used. Plains. Agriculturalists: rice. NT 1972-1981. |
