Thao

A language of Taiwan

Caw a lalawa, Chui-Huan, Chuihwan, Sao, Sau, Shao, Suihwan, Vulung

Thaw a lalawa

4 (2021 Center for Aboriginal Studies). Also some semi-speakers (2021 E. Zeitoun). Ethnic population: 820 (2020 CIP).

Nantou county: Sun Moon Lake southeast shore, Te-hua village, and Ta-p’ing-lin, 14 km away.

8b (Nearly extinct).

Brawbaw, Shtafari.

VSO, SVO.

Elderly only. Shifted to Mandarin Chinese [cmn].

Dictionary. Grammar. Texts.

Latin script [Latn].

Cooperation with the Bunun [bnn], intermarriage with Bunun women, loanwords from Bunun.