Sirayaic languages
| 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.
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.