Tayalic (Noun)
Meaning
A language spoken by a Malaysian people on Formosa.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The Tayalic language was spoken by indigenous people in what is now northern Taiwan.
- It is believed that the Tayalic language went extinct in the early 19th century due to cultural assimilation and colonization.
- Historical records show that the last fluent speaker of the Tayalic language passed away during the period of Japanese rule in Taiwan.
- The study of the Tayalic language is crucial to understanding the linguistic heritage of Formosan indigenous cultures.
- Although considered extinct, some Tayalic words have been preserved in written records by early European missionaries.