Kavalan language
Kavalan (ISO 639-3 code ckv) is a language of the Austronesian family spoken in China and Taiwan. The Endangered Languages Project lists it as critically endangered.
Facts
| ISO 639-3 code | ckv |
|---|---|
| Glottocode | kava1241 |
| Family | Austronesian |
| Area | Papunesia |
| Countries | China, Taiwan |
| Endangerment | Critically Endangered (80 percent certain, based on the evidence available) |
Kavalan words
- aimi
- anem
- aul
- babuy
- banaw
- bangkuy
- baqi
- bari
- barun
- battis
- baut
- bettu
- biru
- biw
- blung
- btuuq
- bubu
- bulan
- buqes
- buran
- burek
- deddan
- dingwa
- duki
Related languages
Other Austronesian languages, nearest first.
- Tsat4,000 speakers
- Saisiyat3,000 speakers
- Yami3,000 speakers
- Puyuma1,000 speakers
- Tsou1,000 speakers
- Saaroa10 speakers
- Kanakanabu6 speakers
- Thao4 speakers
- Amis
- Atayal
- Bunun
- Paiwan
More about Kavalan
- Glottolog: classification and references
- Endangered Languages Project: vitality and resources
- Wikipedia article
Classification, area and countries: Glottolog (CC BY 4.0). Endangerment status and speaker estimate: Endangered Languages Project. Speaker numbers are estimates and differ between sources.