1. Paiwan - Noun
2. Paiwan - Adjective
3. Paiwan - Proper noun
(plural collective) An aboriginal people native to Taiwan.
(uncountable) The Formosan language of the Paiwan people.
Paiwan (plural Paiwans or Paiwan)
(countable) A person of Paiwan descent.
Of or relating to the Paiwan people.
Of or relating to the Paiwan language.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgIno's research is best known for his formalization of eight tribes of Taiwanese aborigines: Atayal, Bunun, Saisiat, Tsou, Paiwan, Puyuma, Ami and Pepo ( Pingpu ). Source: Internet
Puyuma language ( Formosan ) Paiwan language (southern tip of Formosa) Malayo-Polynesian Li (2008) Families of Formosan languages before Minnanese colonization, per Li (2008). Source: Internet
The Paiwan and other southern groups worship the Formosan Hundred Pacer snake and use the diamond patterns on its back in many tribal designs. Source: Internet
The three languages in green (Bunun, Puyuma, Paiwan) may form a Southern Formosan branch, but this is uncertain. Source: Internet
The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database (2008) accepts Northern, rejects Eastern, links Tsouic and Rukai (two highly divergent languages), and links Malayo-Polynesian with Paiwan in a Paiwanic group. Source: Internet
In 2017, one of his designs, inspired by the Paiwan myth "Born in a Ceramic Pot," was worn by the lead actor in the Taiwan film "Alifu, the Prince/ss" about a modern-day Paiwan prince who yearns to be a woman. Source: Internet