| Taivoan | |
|---|---|
| Rara ka maka-Taivoan | |
| Pronunciation | [taivu'an] |
| Native to | Taiwan |
| Region | Southwestern, around present-day Tainan, Kaohsiung. Also among some migration communities along Huatung Valley. |
| Ethnicity | Taivoan |
| Extinct | end of 19th century; revitalization movement |
Austronesian
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| Latin (Sinckan Manuscripts), Han characters (traditional) | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | tvx |
| Glottolog | taiv1237 |
| Linguasphere | 30-FAA-bb |
 (pink) Taivoan | |
| Coordinates: 23°06′N 120°27′E / 23.100°N 120.450°E | |
Taivoan or Taivuan, is a Formosan language spoken until the end of the 19th century by the indigenous Taivoan people of Taiwan. Taivoan used to be regarded as a dialect of Siraya, but now more evidence has shown that they should be classified as separate languages.[1] The corpora previously regarded as Siraya like the Gospel of St. Matthew and the Notes on Formulary of Christianity translated into "Siraya" by the Dutch people in the 17th century should be in Taivoan majorly.[2]
Since the January 2019 code release, SIL International has recognized Taivoan as an independent language and assigned the code tvx.[3]