Taroko

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A language of Taiwan

ISO 639-3
trv
Alternate Names
Bu-Hwan, Che-Hwan, Daiya-Ataiyal, Hogo, Iboho, Paran, Saediq, Sazek, Sedek, Sedeq, Sediakk, Sedik, Seedek, Seedeq, Seedik, Seediq, Sejiq, Shedekka, Taruku, Toda, Toroko, Truku
Population

20,000 (2008 R. Covell).

Location

Central, east, and coast; mountains north, Puli area; coast south of Hualien, south of the Atayal [tay].

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Language Status

4 (Educational).

Classification
Austronesian, Atayalic
Dialects

Tekedaya (Paran, Tkdaya), Teruku (Truku), Te’uda (Tuuda). Dialects differ mainly in phonology and lexicon, some in grammar.

Language Use

Elderly also use Japanese [jpn].

Language Development
Used as requested in special classes in schools. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible: 2005.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Taroko
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

‘Taroko’, person, used by the coastals; ‘Sediq’, person, used by those in the mountains.