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Yami language
| Yami | |
|---|---|
| Tao | |
| ciciring no Tao | |
| Native to | Taiwan |
| Region | Orchid Island |
| Ethnicity | Tao |
Native speakers | about 4000 (2012)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | tao |
| Glottolog | yami1254 |
| ELP | Tao |
| Linguasphere | 31-CAA-a |
 Yami language is classified as Definitely endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
  Yami Orchid Island in Taiwan  Yami Yami (Southeast Asia) | |
| Coordinates: 22°03′N 121°32′E / 22.050°N 121.533°E | |
The Yami language (Chinese: 雅美語), also known as Tao (Chinese: 達悟語), is a Malayo-Polynesian and Philippine language spoken by the Tao people of Orchid Island, 46 kilometers southeast of Taiwan. It is a member of the Ivatan dialect continuum.
Yami is known as ciriciring no Tao 'human speech' by its native speakers. Native speakers prefer the 'Tao' name.[1]
- ^ a b Rau & Dong 2006, p. 79
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