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This article is about the Atayal language. For the Atayal people , see
Atayal people.
The Atayal language is spoken by the Atayal people of Taiwan. Squliq and C’uli’ (or Ts’ole’, which includes the well-documented Mayrinax) are two major dialects.
There is an Atayal-English dictionary by Søren Egerod, and certain grammar books of Atayatal (see References). In 2002, a Bible text was published. Atayal is written in the Latin alphabet.
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Atayal people resides in central and northern Taiwan, along the
Hsuehshan mountains. The image depicts two major dialect groups of Atayal language.
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[edit] References
- Huang, Lillian (2000). "泰雅語參考語法" [Atayal language reference grammar]. Taipei: Yuanliou. Describes Mayrinax Atayal.
- Rau, D. V. (1992). "A grammar of Atayal". Cornell University dissertation. Describes Squliq Atayal.
- Valle, G. D. (1963). Handbook of Atayal, as it is spoken in Wufeng (Hsinchu hsien). Taichung: Kuangchi Press
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