Different Islands, Same Tongue: The Ties Between Austronesians and Taiwan

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Taiwan has been a pivot in the historical development of Austronesian people. By riding ocean currents on canoes, the Austronesian people have dispersed from Taiwan to numerous islands across Pacific and Indian Oceans. The diaspora explains the linguistic similarity among Austronesian languages, despite their speakers share little geographic proximity. Learn more about the ties between Taiwanese Indigenous people and their islandic kin.


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