Thao language
Thao (/θaʊ/ thow; Thao: Thau a lalawa), also known as Sao, is the nearly extinct language of the Thao people, an indigenous people of Taiwan from the Sun Moon Lake region in central Taiwan. It is a Formosan language of the Austronesian family; Barawbaw and Shtafari are dialects.
| Thao | |
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| Thau a lalawa | |
| Native to | Taiwan |
| Ethnicity | 820 Thao (2020) |
Native speakers | 4 (2021) |
Austronesian
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| ISO 639-3 | ssf |
| Glottolog | thao1240 |
| ELP | Thao |
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