Atayal people
The Atayal (Chinese: 泰雅; pinyin: Tàiyǎ), also known as the Tayal and the Tayan, are a Taiwanese indigenous people. The Atayal people number around 90,000, approximately 15.9% of Taiwan's total indigenous population, making them the third-largest indigenous group. The preferred endonym is "Tayal", although the Taiwanese government officially recognizes them as "Atayal".
Tayal, Tayan | |
|---|---|
| Total population | |
| 94,425 (2022,Nov) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Taiwan | |
| Languages | |
| Atayal, Mandarin, Taiwanese, Yilan Creole Japanese | |
| Religion | |
| Animism, Christianity | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Seediq, Truku, Kavalan, Taiwanese Aborigines |
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