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The 'Tao language' (), also known as 'Yami' (雅美), 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 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.

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Similarities with Filipino

Japanese loanwords

Chinese loanwords

References

See also

Similarities with Filipino

English	Yami	Filipino
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
You	ka	ikaw (cebuano: ka)
Day	araw	araw
Eat	kanen	kumain
Drink	inomen	uminom
And	aka	saka
Ouch	Ananay	Aray (cebuano: Araray)
Home	vahay	bahay
Pig	viik	biik (piglet)
Goat	kadling	kambing
Stone	vato	bato
One	ása	isa
Two	dóa (raroa)	dalawa (cebuano: duha)
Three	tílo (tatlo)	tatlo (cebuano: tulo)
Four	ápat	apat
Five	líma	lima
Six	ánem	anim
Seven	píto	pito
Eight	wáo	walo
Nine	síam	siyam
Ten	póo	sampo

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'')

Chinese loanwords

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

References

See also

★ Languages of Taiwan

★ Taiwanese aborigines

★ Tao people

★ Batanic languages

★ Ivatan language