Bunun language

Bunun
Bunun
Native to	Taiwan
Ethnicity	Bunun people
Native speakers	38,000 (2002)[1]
Language family	Austronesian Bunun
Dialects	Isbukun North–Central (Takitudu–Takbanua)
Writing system	Latin script
Official status
Recognised minority language in	Taiwan
Language codes
ISO 639-3	bnn
Glottolog	bunu1267
Distribution of Bunun language (medium green, center)
Bunun is classified as Vulnerable by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger

The Bunun language (Chinese: 布農語) is spoken by the Bunun people of Taiwan. It is one of the Formosan languages, a geographic group of Austronesian languages, and is subdivided in five dialects: Isbukun, Takbunuaz, Takivatan, Takibaka and Takituduh. Isbukun, the dominant dialect, is mainly spoken in the south of Taiwan. Takbunuaz and Takivatan are mainly spoken in the center of the country. Takibaka and Takituduh both are northern dialects. A sixth dialect, Takipulan, became extinct in the 1970s.

The Saaroa and Kanakanavu, two smaller minority groups who share their territory with an Isbukun Bunun group, have also adopted Bunun as their vernacular.