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Ethnologue > Web version > Country index > Asia > Taiwan > Kanakanabu

Kanakanabu

A language of Taiwan

ISO 639-3xnb

Population  8 (2005 SIL). Ethnic population: 250 (UNESCO).
Region  Central, Sanmin Township, Kaohsiung County, Minchuan village area.
Language map  Taiwan
Alternate names   Kanabu, Kanakanavu
Classification  Austronesian, Tsouic
Language use  Shifted to Bunun [bnn], Taiwanese [nan], or Mandarin [cmn].
Language development  Literacy rate in L2: 8%. Grammar.
Comments  Nearly extinct.