Saturday, September 27, 2008

Truku language

Truku language, or Taroko language, one of the Taiwanese aboriginal languages, is spoken by the Truku people. It has many alternative names, such as "Taroko", which is used in ''Ethnologue: Languages of the World''. There are 4,750 speakers.

The language has 19 consonants and 5 vowels. It is written in Latin alphabet.

Bibliography



*Gordon, Raymond G., Jr. , 2005. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, Fifteenth edition. Dallas, Tex.: SIL International. Online version: http://www.ethnologue.com/.

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