Ethnologue

Thao

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Chui-Huan, Chuihwan, Sao, Sau, Shao, Suihwan, Vulung

Population

5 (Wurm 2000). Ethnic population: 300 (Tsukida and Tsuchida 2007).

Location

Nantou county: Sun Moon Lake southeast shore, Te-hua village, and Ta-p’ing-lin, 14 km away.

Language Maps

Language Status

8b (Nearly extinct).

Classification

Dialects

Brawbaw, Shtafari.

Typology

VSO, SVO.

Language Use

Most have shifted to Min Nan Chinese [nan] (Wurm 2007). Home. Elderly. Negative attitudes.

Language Development

Dictionary. Grammar. Texts.

Language Resources

Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Cooperation with the Bunun [bnn], intermarriage with Bunun women, loanwords from Bunun.