Tao language

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Tao (or) Yami
Spoken in: Taiwan
Total speakers:
Language family: Austronesian
 Malayo-Polynesian
  Batanic
   Tao (or) Yami
Language codes
ISO 639-1: none
ISO 639-2: —
ISO 639-3: tao
Note: This page may contain IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. See IPA chart for English for an English-​based pronunciation key.

The Tao language (Chinese: 達悟族), also known as Yami (雅美), is a Batanic language spoken by the Tao people of Taiwan who live on Orchid Island, 46 kilometers southeast of the main island of Taiwan. It is the only language that does not fit in with the other Formosan languages but instead shares linguistic similarities with the Ivatan language spoken in the Batanes of northern Philippines.

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[edit] Similarities with Filipino

English Yami Filipino
Person tao tao
Mother ina ina
Father ama ama
Head oo ulo
Yes nohon oho (opo)
Friend kagagan kaibigan
Who sino sino
They sira sila
Their nira nila
Offspring anak anak
I ko ako
You ka ikaw (cebuano: ka)
Day araw araw
Eat kanen kumain
Drink inomen uminom
And aka saka
Ouch Ananay Aray (cebuano: Araray)
Home vahay bahay
Pig viik biik (piglet)
Goat kadling kambing
Stone vato bato
One ása isa
Two dóa (raroa) dalawa (cebuano: duha)
Three tílo (tatlo) tatlo (cebuano: tulo)
Four ápat apat
Five líma lima
Six ánem anim
Seven píto pito
Eight wáo walo
Nine síam siyam
Ten póo sampo

[edit] Japanese loanwords

English Yami Japanese
Airplane sikoki hikouki (飛行機)
Alcohol saki sake (酒)
Battleship gengkang gunkan (軍艦)
Bible seysio seisho (聖書)
Christ Kizisto kirisuto (キリスト)
Doctor koysang o-isha-san? (お医者さん)
Flashlight dingki denki (電気)
Holy Spirit seyzi seirei (聖霊)
Key kagi kagi (鍵)
Medicine kosozi kusuri (薬)
Motorcycle otobay ootobai (オートバイ; auto bike)
Police kisat keisatsu (警察)
School gako gakkō (学校)
School bag kabang kaban (鞄)
Teacher sinsi sensei (先生)
Ticket kipo kippu (切符)
Truck tozako torakku (トラック; truck)

[edit] Chinese loanwords

English Yami Chinese (Mandarin)
Wine potaw cio pútáojīu (葡萄酒)

[edit] References

    [edit] See also


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