Papora-Hoanya language

Papora-Hoanya
Bupuran, Hinapavosa, Papola, Papora-Hoanya, Hoanya, Vupuran
Native toTaiwan
EthnicityPapora, Hoanya
Extinctby 2009
Dialects
  • Papora
  • Hoanya
Language codes
ISO 639-3ppu
ppu.html
Glottologpapo1239
(orange) The Papora-Hoanya, Babuza, and Thao languages

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, around Lishui, Chingshui, Shalu, and inland to Taichung.[1] The earliest found report of its extinction was from 2009.[2]

  1. ^ Ethnologue
  2. ^ "Ethnologue report for language code: ppu". 2016-03-04. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2024-10-24.