Kavalan language

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Kavalan kbaran [kɨβaˈɾan]
Spoken in:	Taiwan
Total speakers:	24 (Paul Jen-kuei Li 2000)
Language family:	Austronesian  Formosan   Paiwanic linkage    Kavalan
Language codes
ISO 639-1:	none
ISO 639-2:	–
ISO 639-3:	ckv
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Kavalan was formerly spoken in the Northeast coast area of Taiwan by the Kavalan people (噶瑪蘭). It is a Formosan language of the Austronesian family.

Kavalan is no longer spoken in its original area. As of 1930, it was used only as a home language. As of 1987, it was still spoken in Atayal territories. Today, this language is still spoken but considered moribund, with 24 speakers.

[edit] References

• Paul Jen-kuei Li (李壬癸) and Shigeru Tsuchida (土田滋) (2006) Kavalan Dictionary. Language and Linguistics Monograph Series A-19. ISBN 978-986-00-6993-8.

[edit] External links

• Taiwan government publications: Kavalan dictionary
• The Academy in Taipei press release: Kavalan dictionary published