Tayal, Tayan | |
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Total population | |
94,425 (2022,Nov) | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Taiwan | |
Languages | |
Atayal, Mandarin, Taiwanese, Yilan Creole Japanese | |
Religion | |
Animism, Christianity | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Seediq, Truku, Kavalan, Taiwanese Aborigines |
The Atayal (Chinese: 泰雅; pinyin: Tàiyǎ), also known as the Tayal and the Tayan,[1] are a Taiwanese indigenous people. The Atayal people number around 90,000, approximately 15.9% of Taiwan's total indigenous population, making them the third-largest indigenous group.[2][3] The preferred endonym is "Tayal", although the Taiwanese government officially recognizes them as "Atayal".[citation needed]