Tsou
A language of Taiwan
| Population | 2,130 (Council of Indigenous Peoples 2002). Ethnic population: 2,127. |
| Region | West central mountains southeast of Chiayi, Alishan (Mt. Ali) area. |
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| Alternate names | Namakaban, Niitaka, Tibola, Tibolah, Tibolak, Tibolal, Tso, Tsoo, Tsu-U, Tsu-Wo, Tsuou, Tzo |
| Dialects | Duhtu, Luhtu, Tapangu, Tfuea, Iimutsu. |
| Classification | Austronesian, Tsouic |
| Language use | Iimutsu has no remaining speakers (Wurm and Hattori 1981). The people speak Tsou in daily life. Young people speak Mandarin. |
| Language development | Grammar. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | Some linguistic work done. |
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