Kavalan

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A language of Taiwan

Alternate Names
Cabaran, Kabalan, Kabaran, Kamalan, Kavanan, Kavarauan, Kibalan, Kiwaraw, Kiwarawa, Kuvalan, Kuvarawan, Kuwarawan, Kvalan, Shekwan
Autonym
Kbalan
User Population

70 (2015 CIP). Ethnic population: 1,490 (2020 CIP).

Location

Yilan county: above Toucheng to Ilan and inland; migrants on east coast in Hualien county: Fengpin township, Hsishe village.

Language Status

8b (Nearly extinct).

Dialects

Kareovan (Kareowan).

Typology

VOS.

Language Use

Home. Elderly only. Neutral attitudes. Shifted to Min Nan Chinese [nan] (Tsukida and Tsuchida 2007). Also use Amis [ami].

Language Development

Dictionary. Grammar.

Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Sinicized.