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Formosan language of the Babuza and Taokas, indigenous peoples of Taiwan
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Babuza
Native toTaiwan
Regioncentral Taiwan
Ethnicity35 Babuza, Taokas
Extinct2000s
Revival2020
Language familyAustronesian
Early formFavorlang?
Dialects
  • Poavosa
  • Taokas
Writing systemLatin script
Official status
Regulated byAcademia Sinica
Language codes
ISO 639-3bzg (with Favorlang)
Linguist Listbzg
Glottologbabu1240
(orange) The Babuza, Papora-Hoanya, and Thao languagese
Babuza is classified as Extinct by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger

Babuza is a Formosan language of the Babuza and Taokas, indigenous peoples of Taiwan. It is related to or perhaps descended from Favorlang, attested from the 17th century.

Babuza was once spoken along much of the western coast of Taiwan. Its two rather divergent dialects, Poavosa and the extinct Taokas, were separated by Papora and Pazeh.

The first commercial publication to be written in Taokas is the picture book Osubalaki, Balalong Ramut, published in 2020.

See also

References

  1. Lewis, M. Paul; Gary F. Simons; Charles D. Fennig, eds. (2016). Ethnologue: Languages of the World (19th ed.). Dallas, Texas: SIL International.
  2. Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger (Report) (3rd ed.). UNESCO. 2010. p. 51.
  3. ^ Han, Cheung (1 July 2020). "Reviving a Language on the Page". Taipei Times. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  4. Babuza at MultiTree on the Linguist List

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