Siraya language, deemed ‘extinct’ over a century ago, finds its voice again in Taiwan

Mongabay
Aug 29, 2026, 8:52 am116 ptsTrending
TAINAN, Taiwan — Since she was old enough to understand it, Uma Talavan has known she belongs to the Indigenous Siraya people. She knew almost nothing of her ethnicity, however, the identity of which was dissolved by centuries of forced assimilation, save for a handful of words her parents used to speak. In…

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