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| Tao (or Yami) | ||
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| Spoken in: | Taiwan | |
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| Language family: | Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Borneo-Philippines Northern Philippine Batanic-Central Luzon-Northern Mindoro linkage Batanic Tao (or Yami) |
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| Language codes | ||
| ISO 639-1: | none | |
| ISO 639-2: | map | |
| ISO 639-3: | tao | |
| Note: This page may contain IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. | ||
The Tao language (Chinese: 達悟語), also known as Yami (雅美), is a Batanic language spoken by the Tao people of Taiwan who live on Orchid Island, 46 kilometers southeast of the main island of Taiwan. It is the only language of Taiwanese aborigines that does not fit in with the other Formosan languages but instead shares linguistic similarities with the Ivatan language spoken in the Batanes of northern Philippines.
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Similarities with Filipino language
| English | Yami | Filipino/Ilokano/Tagalog etc |
|---|---|---|
| Person | tao | tao |
| Mother | ina | ina |
| Father | ama | ama |
| Head | oo | ulo |
| Yes | nohon | oho (opo) |
| Friend | kagagan | kaibigan |
| Who | sino | sino |
| They | sira | sila |
| Their | nira | nila |
| Offspring | anak | anak |
| I | ko | ako, SIAK (ILOKANO |
| You | ka | ikaw (cebuano: ka) SIKA (ILOKANO) |
| Day | araw | araw, ALDAW (ILOKANO) |
| Eat | kanen | kumain [kanen](ILOKANO) |
| Drink | inomen | inomen (ILOKANO) |
| And | aka | saka |
| Ouch | Ananay | Aray (cebuano: Araray)Anay (ILOKANO) |
| Home | vahay | bahay, balay(ilokano) |
| Pig | viik | biik (piglet) |
| Goat | kalding(ilokano) |kambing | |
| Stone | vato | bato (ilokano) |
| One | maysa(ilokano) |isa | |
| Two | dóa (raroa) | dalawa (cebuano: duha)Dua (ilokano) |
| Three | tílo | tatlo (cebuano: tulo)TALO (ILOKANO) |
| Four | ápat | apat, upat (ilokano) |
| Five | líma | lima (ilokano) |
| Six | ánem | anim, inem (ilokano) |
| Seven | píto | pito (ilokano |
| Eight | wáo | walo (ilokano) |
| Nine | síam | siyam (ilokano) |
| Ten | póo | sampom, sangapulo (ilokano) |
Japanese loanwords
| English | Yami | Japanese |
|---|---|---|
| Airplane | sikoki | hikouki (飛行機) |
| Alcohol | saki | sake (酒) |
| Battleship | gengkang | gunkan (軍艦) |
| Bible | seysio | seisho (聖書) |
| Christ | Kizisto | kirisuto (キリスト) |
| Doctor | koysang | o-isha-san? (お医者さん) |
| Flashlight | dingki | denki (電気) |
| Holy Spirit | seyzi | seirei (聖霊) |
| Key | kagi | kagi (鍵) |
| Medicine | kosozi | kusuri (薬) |
| Motorcycle | otobay | ootobai (オートバイ; auto bike) |
| Police | kisat | keisatsu (警察) |
| School | gako | gakkō (学校) |
| School bag | kabang | kaban (鞄) |
| Teacher | sinsi | sensei (先生) |
| Ticket | kipo | kippu (切符) |
| Truck | tozako | torakku (トラック; truck) |
Chinese loanwords
| English | Yami | Chinese (Mandarin) |
|---|---|---|
| Wine | potaw cio | pútáojīu (葡萄酒) |
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