Thao
A language of Taiwan
| Population | 6 (2000 S. Wurm). Ethnic population: 248 (1989). |
| Region | Central, Sun Moon Lake southeast shore, Te-hua village, and Ta-p’ing-lin 14 kms. away. |
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| Alternate names | Chui-Huan, Chuihwan, Sao, Sau, Shao, Suihwan, Vulung |
| Dialects | Brawbaw, Shtafari. |
| Classification | Austronesian, Western Plains, Thao |
| Language use | Shifted to Mandarin Chinese [cmn]. Home. Negative language attitude. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | Cooperation with the Bunun [bnn], intermarriage with Bunun women, loanwords from Bunun. Nearly extinct. |
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