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The Relationship Between the Taiwanese Aborigines and Other Speakers of Austronesian Languages
The aborigines of Taiwan speak languages belonging to the Austronesian language family. The Austronesian languages are among the most widely distributed of the world's language families: The area inhabited by Austronesian peoples extends from Madagascar in the west to Easter Island in the east; and from Taiwan in the north to New Zealand in the south. Austronesian speakers of Taiwan can be roughly divided into the "aboriginal" tribes and the "Pingpu" tribes. Although the "aboriginal" tribes still preserve their languages, customs, and village social structure, they are now facing the impact of rapid modernization. The great majority of the Pingpu tribes have already lost their languages and customs.
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