Saaroa
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A language of Taiwan
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Hla’alua, La’alua, La’arua, Lha’alua, Pachien, Paichien, Rarua, Saarua, Saroa, Shishaban, Sisyaban
Population
10 (2012 C. Pan). Ethnic population: 300 (2000 UNESCO).
Location
West central mountains, south and southeast of Minchuan, along Laonung River.
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Language Status
8b (Nearly extinct).
Classification
Dialects
None known. Reportedly similar to Kanakanabu [xnb].
Language Use
Moribund (2000 S. Wurm). Few remaining speakers in 1990. Shifting to Bunun [bnn]. Home. Mainly older adults. Neutral attitudes.
Language Development
Grammar.
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