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Formosan

geographic grouping of languages spoken by Taiwanese Aborigines
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Formosan

Summary

Formosan is a language family[1]. Formosan ranks in the top 6% of language_family entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,240 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Formosan's instance of is recorded as language family[3].
  • Formosan is a type of Austronesian[4].
  • Formosan's Commons category is recorded as Formosan languages[5].
  • Formosan's said to be the same as is recorded as Paiwanic[6].
  • Formosan comprises Tsouic[7].
  • Formosan comprises Northern Formosan[8].
  • Formosan comprises East Formosan[9].
  • Formosan's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Formosan languages[10].
  • Formosan's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11].
  • Formosan's different from is recorded as Taiwanese Hokkien[12].

Why It Matters

Formosan ranks in the top 6% of language_family entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,240 views/month).[2] Formosan has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] Formosan is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Said to be the same as → Paiwanic
    Has part(s) → Tsouic, Northern Formosan, East Formosan
    Instance of → language family
    Has parts → —
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007558316505171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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