Ssf

Also Known As: Sao,Chuihwan,Vulung,Chui-huan,Shao,Sau,Suihwan Description: Thao, also known as Sao, is the language of the Thao people, a tribe of Taiwanese aborigines in the region of Sun Moon Lake in central Taiwan. In 2000 there were approximately 5 or 6 speakers, all but one of whom were over the age of sixty. It is a Formosan language of the Austronesian family; Brawbaw and Shtafari are dialects. p as in punuq (head), apuy (fire) b as in bidhu (beard), tubu (urine) m as in matha (eye), rumfadh (bird), urum (cloud) f as in funush (knife), afu (food), qaruf (knee) t as in taparudh (rabbit), katawnan (village), shpat (four) d as in dadú (chief), shmadiya' (owl) n as in nipin (tooth), tanathu (nine), mudhin (nose) ɬ as in lhanadh (name), tilhadh (sun), qawlh (bamboo) l as in luysh (short, not long), lalay (cicada), bunal (sand) r as in ribush (tree), katuru (six), kamar (millet) θ as in thaythuy (they), ruthun (monkey), lhamith (root) ð as in dhama (tongue), padhay (corn husk), fidhfidh (banana) s as in sadhum (water), rusaw (fish), balis (iron) ʃ as in shmin'an (to drink), tusha (two), shaqish (face) k as in ku'aw (eagle), kakulhum (ant) ŋ as in kakani na pangka (table), lhungqawshin (to sneeze) q as in qnuwan (deer, pig), maqusum (black), flhuq (to..... full article at Wikipedia Location of Thao Language Speakers http://llmap.org/languages/ssf/static_map.png?width=400&height=300&kilroywashere=.png

Overview Main Country: Taiwan Spoken In: Regions: Asia ISO 639-3 Code: ssf Classification Taxonomy All Languages   Austronesian Group     Formosan Group       Paiwanic Group         Thao Language