| Sirayaic | |
|---|---|
| Geographic distribution | Southern Taiwan |
| Linguistic classification | Austronesian
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| Subdivisions | |
| Language codes | |
| Glottolog | sira1267 |
 (pink) Sirayaic | |
Sirayaic languages is one of the sub-branches of the Formosan branch, under the Austronesian languages family. Both Blust (1999) and Li (2010) considers Proto-Siraya belongs to East Formosan languages, along with Kavalanic and Amis languages.[1][2]
The Proto-Siraya language is the reconstructed ancestor of the Siraiyac branch. Proto-Siraya includes at least three languages: Siraya, Taivoan, and Makatao. Li claimed Proto-Siraya might have split from the other East Formosan languages around 3,500 years ago, and began to develop nowadays Siraya, Taivoan, and Makatao 3,000 years ago.[2]
- ^ Blust, Robert (1985). "The Austronesian Homeland: A Linguistic Perspective". Asian Perspectives. 26: 46067.
- ^ a b Li, Paul Jen-kuei (2010). 珍惜台灣南島語言. Taipei: 前衛出版. ISBN 978-957-801-635-4.