Papora-Hoanya language
Extinct Formosan language of Taiwan
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Papora–Hoanya, also known as Bupuran, Hinapavosa, Papola, Papora–Hoanya, Hoanya and Vupuran, is an extinct Formosan language of Taiwan. It was made up of the Papora and Hoanya dialects which were spoken across the middle western side of the island, ranging from Dajia to Dadu, and inland to Taichung.[1] The earliest found report of its extinction was from 2009.[2]
| Papora–Hoanya | |
|---|---|
| Bupuran, Hinapavosa, Papola, Papora-Hoanya, Hoanya, Vupuran | |
| Native to | Taiwan |
| Ethnicity | Papora, Hoanya |
| Extinct | by 2009 |
Austronesian
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| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | ppu |
ppu.html | |
| Glottolog | papo1239 |
(orange) The Papora-Hoanya, Babuza, and Thao languages | |
Phonology
Vocabulary
| Hoanya[4][5] | English[4][5] |
|---|---|
| abiki | areca nut |
| ada~ala | child |
| atu | dog |
| babu | pig |
| batu | stone |
| bulas | moon |
| bulbul | banana |
| dumoák | to stand |
| dzalan | road |
| dzapu | fire |
| k<am>ita | to see |
| lasən | vegetables |
| lima | five |
| lipun | tooth |
| ma-bali | windy |
| magi | come |
| ma-kat-a-lat-hah | to hunt |
| mama | father |
| mami | sweet |
| ma-pasa | to die |
| masa | eye |
| matala-gasut | one |
| matsahā | to steal |
| ma-tulu | sleep |
| mudzas | ro rain |
| numzak | to cook |
| padza | rice plant |
| pai | woman/female |
| pa-itik | few |
| saŋila | ear |
| sau | person |
| -sia | nine |
| sibus | sugarcane |
| sikan | fish |
| suazi | younger sister |
| s<um>ai | to defecate |
| tiat~chias | belly |
| t<um>māla | to hear |
| tutu | female breast |
| ulu | head |
| usu | louse |
| vaki | grandfather |
| zazum~salum | water |
