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Atayal language

The Atayal language is an Austronesian language spoken by the Atayal people of Taiwan. Squliq and C???uli??? (Ts???ole???) are two major dialects. Mayrinax and Pa???kuali???, two subdialects of C???uli???, are unique among Atayal dialects in having male and female register distinctions in their vocabulary. History Several works on the language, including several reference grammars, have been published. In 1980 an Atayal???English dictionary was published by S??ren Egerod. A translation of the Bible into Atayal was completed in 2003. Atayal was one of the source languages of Yilan Creole Japanese. Under KMT rule, Taiwan saw the imposition of Mandarin Chinese as the sole national language, resulting in the suppression of indigenous languages, including Atayal. The education system mandated Mandarin instruction, leading to a decline in the intergenerational transmission of Atayal. Despite these challenges, Atayal communities maintained their language...

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