Yami
Tao
Spoken in	Taiwan
Total speakers
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Philippine Batanic Yami
Language codes
ISO 639-1	None
ISO 639-2	map
ISO 639-3	tao
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The Yami language (雅美), also known as Tao (Chinese: 達悟語), is a Batanic language spoken by the Tao people of Taiwan who live on Orchid Island, 46 kilometers southeast of the main island of Taiwan. It is the only language of Taiwanese aborigines that does not fit in with the other Formosan languages but instead shares linguistic similarities with the Ivatan language spoken in the Batanes of northern Philippines.

Contents 1 Similarities with Filipino language 2 Japanese loanwords 3 Chinese loanwords 4 See also 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Similarities with Filipino language

English	Yami	Filipino/Ilokano/Tagalog etc
Person	tao	tao
Mother	ina	ina
Father	ama	ama
Head	oo	ulo
Yes	nohon	oho (opo)
Friend	kagagan	kaibigan
Who	sino	sino
They	sira	sila
Their	nira	nila
Offspring	anak	anak
I	ko	ako, SIAK (ILOKANO)
You	ka	ikaw (cebuano: ka) SIKA (ILOKANO)
Day	araw	araw, ALDAW (ILOKANO)
Eat	kanen	kumain [kanen](ILOKANO)
Drink	inomen	inomen (ILOKANO)
And	aka	saka
Ouch	Ananay	Aray (cebuano: Araray) Anay (ILOKANO)
Home	vahay	bahay, balay (ilokano, cebuano)
Pig	viik	biik (piglet)
Goat	kadling	kambing,kanding (cebuano)kalding (ilokano)
Stone	vato	bato (ilokano, cebuano)
One	ása	isa,maysa (ilokano)
Two	dóa (raroa)	dalawa (cebuano: duha) Dua (ilokano)
Three	tílo	tatlo (cebuano: tulo) TALO (ILOKANO)
Four	ápat	apat, upat (ilokano, cebuano)
Five	líma	lima (ilokano, cebauno)
Six	ánem	anim, inem (ilokano), unom (cebuano)
Seven	píto	pito (ilokano, cebuano)
Eight	wáo	walo (ilokano, cebuano)
Nine	síam	siyam (ilokano, cebuano)
Ten	póo	sampom, sangapulo (ilokano)

[edit] Japanese loanwords

English	Yami	Japanese
Airplane	sikoki	hikouki (飛行機)
Alcohol	saki	sake (酒)
Battleship	gengkang	gunkan (軍艦)
Bible	seysio	seisho (聖書)
Christ	Kizisto	kirisuto (キリスト)
Doctor	koysang	o-isha-san? (お医者さん)
Flashlight	dingki	denki (電気)
Holy Spirit	seyzi	seirei (聖霊)
Key	kagi	kagi (鍵)
Medicine	kosozi	kusuri (薬)
Motorcycle	otobay	ootobai (オートバイ; auto bike)
Police	kisat	keisatsu (警察)
School	gako	gakkō (学校)
School bag	kabang	kaban (鞄)
Teacher	sinsi	sensei (先生)
Ticket	kipo	kippu (切符)
Truck	tozako	torakku (トラック; truck)

[edit] Chinese loanwords

English	Yami	Chinese (Mandarin)
Wine	potaw cio	pútáojīu (葡萄酒)

[edit] See also

• Languages of Taiwan
• Taiwanese aborigines
• Tao people
• Batanic languages
• Ivatan language

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Yami wordlists at the Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: 1, 2

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