Paiwan

Speech parts

1. Paiwan - Noun

2. Paiwan - Adjective

3. Paiwan - Proper noun

Meaning

(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.

Examples

Ino'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

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