Tao people

Tao people

The Tao (zh-t|t=達悟族), commonly known by the misnomer Yami (雅美), are a Taiwanese aboriginal people, native to tiny outlying Orchid Island in Taiwan. The Tao are an Austronesian people linguistically and culturally closer to the Ivatan people of the Batanes islands of Luzon in the Philippines than to other aboriginal peoples of mainland Taiwan. The word "Tao" (pronounced Ta-o) means "person" or "people" in both the Tao language as well as in Tagalog and all Philippine languages. The Tao people are traditionally good at making canoes, which is a symbol of their tribe.

In the year 2000 the Yami numbered 3,872. This was approximately 1% of Taiwan's total indigenous population. [Directorate General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics, Executive Yuan, R.O.C. (DGBAS). National Statistics, Republic of China (Taiwan). [http://eng.stat.gov.tw/public/Data/511114261371.rtf "Preliminary statistical analysis report of 2000 Population and Housing Census"] . Excerpted from Table 28:Indigenous population distribution in Taiwan-Fukien Area. Accessed 8/30/06]

ee also

* Taitung County
* Ivatan language

References

External links

[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/spl/hi/picture_gallery/08/asia_pac_taiwan0s_tao_tribe/html/1.stm BBC News photo gallery of a boat building festival]


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