賽德克族 Seediq | |
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Total population | |
10,485 (April 2020)[1] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Hualien and Nantou county (Taiwan) | |
Languages | |
Seediq, Mandarin Chinese | |
Religion | |
Animism, Christianity | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Atayal, Truku, Kavalan, Taiwanese Aborigines |
The Seediq (sometimes Sediq, Seejiq, pronounced: [seˈʔediq], [səˈdiq], [səˈʔəɟiq]; Chinese: 賽德克族; pinyin: Sàidékèzú) are a Taiwanese indigenous people who live primarily in Nantou County and Hualien County. Their language is also known as Seediq.
They were officially recognized as Taiwan's 14th indigenous group on 23 April 2008. Previously, the Seediq, along with the closely related Truku people, were classified as Atayal.[2]