Thao
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A language of Taiwan
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Chui-Huan, Chuihwan, Sao, Sau, Shao, Suihwan, Vulung
Population
No known L1 speakers. Last speaker died in 2017. 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 Status
9 (Dormant).
Classification
Dialects
Brawbaw, Shtafari.
Typology
VSO, SVO.
Language Development
Dictionary. Grammar. Texts.
Language Resources
Writing
Latin script [Latn].
Cooperation with the Bunun [bnn], intermarriage with Bunun women, loanwords from Bunun.