Amis, Nataoran

AIS

nearly extinct

Alternate Names: Nataoran, Natawran, Tauran

Dialects: Cikosowan, Kaliyawan (Kaliyuawan), Nataoran, Natawran, Pokpok, Ridaw, Sakizaya (Sakiray, Sakiraya). Not generally understood by other Amis. Sakizaya dialect is even more divergent from Central Amis ,. In recent years dialects converged. Lexical similarity: 50% with Central Amis.

Genealogy:

Austronesian
East Formosan
Central

Demographics: 5 (Wurm 2000).

Language Use: Moribund (2000 S. Wurm). Older adults.

Nation of Origin: Taiwan