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The Atayalic languages are a group of Formosan languages spoken in northern Taiwan. Robert Blust considers them to form a primary branch within the Austronesian language family, However, Paul Jen-kuei Li groups them into the Northern Formosan branch, which includes the Northwestern Formosan languages.
| Atayalic | |
|---|---|
| Geographic distribution | Northern Taiwan |
| Linguistic classification | Austronesian
|
| Proto-language | Proto-Atayalic |
| Subdivisions | |
| Language codes | |
| Linguasphere | 30-AA |
| Glottolog | atay1246 |
Classification
Li (1981) and Li (1982) classify the Atayalic languages and dialects as follows:[1]
- Atayalic
- Atayal
- Squliq Atayal
- Squliq
- Maspaziʔ
- Pyanan
- Lmuan
- Habun Bazinuq
- Syanuh
- Kulu
- ŋŋupa
- Haga-Paris
- Kubaboo
- Rghayuŋ
- C'uli' Atayal (also known as Ts'ole' Atayal)
- Skikun, Mnibuʔ
- Mnawyan
- Mayrinax (includes female and male registers)
- Mabatuʔan
- Matabalay
- Sakuxan
- Palŋawan
- Mkgugut
- Pyahaw
- Ryuhiŋ
- Mtlaŋan
- Knŋyan
- Squliq Atayal
- Seediq
- Toŋan
- Toda
- Truwan
- Inago
- Atayal
Reconstruction
| Proto-Atayalic | |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction of | Atayalic languages |
Reconstructed ancestor | |
The Proto-Atayalic language was reconstructed by Taiwanese linguist Paul Jen-kuei Li in 1981.[1] Proto-Atayalic had final voiced stops, which are preserved in the Mayrinax dialect of Cʔuliʔ Atayal.[2] These voiced stops include *-b, *-d, *-g, and *-g'. However, they are now lost in many dialects of Atayal, Seediq, and also Pazeh (Blust 2009:615).
References
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