Taroko
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A language of Taiwan
ISO 639-3
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
Autonym
Sediq Taroko
Population
20,000 (2008 R. Covell).
Location
Hualien county: inland from coast; Nantou county; Yunlin county: small area in Nan’ao township. Central mountains.
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Language Status
4 (Educational).
Classification
Dialects
Teruku (Truku), Te’uda (Tuuda), Tekedaya (Paran, Tkdaya). Dialects differ mainly in phonology and lexicon, some in grammar.
Language Use
Also use Japanese [jpn], especially elderly individuals.
Language Development
Used as requested in special classes in schools. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible: 2005.
Language Resources
Writing
Latin script [Latn].
‘Taroko’, person, used by the coastals; ‘Sediq’, person, used by those in the mountains.