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The languages of Taiwan consist of several varieties of languages under the families of Austronesian languages and Sino-Tibetan languages. The Formosan languages , a geographically designated branch of Austronesian languages, have been spoken by the Taiwanese indigenous peoples for thousands of years.
However, only 35% speak their ancestral language, due to centuries of language shift. [2] Of the approximately 26 languages of the Taiwanese indigenous peoples, at least ten are extinct, another four (perhaps five) are moribund, [3] [4] and all others are to some degree endangered. They are national languages of Taiwan. [5]
Taiwanese Mandarin, frequently referred to as Guoyu (Chinese: 國語; pinyin: Guóyǔ; lit. 'national language') or Huayu (華語; Huáyǔ; 'Chinese language'; not to be confused with 漢語), is the variety of Mandarin Chinese spoken in Taiwan.
Standard Chinese is the official language of Taiwan. Standard Chinese started being widely spoken in Taiwan following the end of the Chinese Civil War in 1949, with the relocation of the Kuomintang (KMT) to the island along with an influx of refugees from the mainland. The Standard Chinese used in Taiwan differs very little from that of ...
Pages in category "Languages of Taiwan" The following 57 pages are in this category, out of 57 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Mandarin remains the predominant language of education, but Taiwanese schools have a "mother tongue" language requirement which can be satisfied with students' choice of the mother tongue: Taiwanese, Hakka, or indigenous languages. Although the use of Taiwanese Hokkien over Mandarin was historically part of the Taiwan independence movement, the ...
Taiwanese language is a name for Taiwanese Hokkien. Taiwanese language may also refer to: Formosan languages, languages of the indigenous and aboriginal peoples of Taiwan; Taiwanese Hakka, Hakka language in Taiwan; Taiwanese Mandarin, Standard Mandarin Chinese spoken in Taiwan; Modern Taiwanese Language (MTL) or Modern Literal Taiwanese (MLT ...
The official romanization system for Taiwanese Hokkien (usually called "Taiwanese") in Taiwan is known as Tâi-uân Tâi-gí Lô-má-jī Phing-im Hong-àn, [I] [1] often shortened to Tâi-lô. It is derived from Pe̍h-ōe-jī and since 2006 has been one of the phonetic notation systems officially promoted by Taiwan's Ministry of Education. [2]
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