Puyuma

PYU

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Alternate Names: Kadas, Panapanayan, Pelam, Pilam, Piyuma, Pyuma, Tipun

Dialects: Nanwang, Pinan.

Genealogy:

Austronesian
Puyuma

Demographics: 8,490 (CIP-EY 2002). Ethnic population: 8,490.

Language Use: All domains. Mostly older adults. Used as L2 by Rukai [dru].

Language Development: Dictionary. Grammar. Bible portions: 1990.

Nation of Origin: Taiwan