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The Puyuma (), also known as the Pinuyumayan, Peinan or Beinan, are one of the indigenous groups of the
Taiwanese aborigines Taiwanese may refer to: * Taiwanese language, another name for Taiwanese Hokkien * Something from or related to Taiwan ( Formosa) * Taiwanese aborigines, the indigenous people of Taiwan * Han Taiwanese, the Han people of Taiwan * Taiwanese people, ...
. The people are generally divided into the Chihpen and Nanwang groups, both resident in
Taitung County Taitung County (; Mandarin pinyin: ''Táidōng Xiàn''; Hokkien POJ: ''Tâi-tang-koān''; Hakka PFS: ''Thòi-tûng-yen''; Paiwan: ''Valangaw'';lit:Eastern part of Taiwan) is the third largest county in Taiwan, located primarily on the island' ...
on the east coast of
Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...
. In the year 2000, the Puyuma numbered 9,606. This was approximately 2.4% of Taiwan's total indigenous population, making them the sixth-largest indigenous group. The Puyuma speak the
Puyuma language The Puyuma language or Pinuyumayan (), is the language of the Puyuma, an indigenous people of Taiwan. It is a divergent Formosan language of the Austronesian family. Most speakers are older adults. Puyuma is one of the more divergent of the Au ...
, as well as
Mandarin Mandarin or The Mandarin may refer to: Language * Mandarin Chinese, branch of Chinese originally spoken in northern parts of the country ** Standard Chinese or Modern Standard Mandarin, the official language of China ** Taiwanese Mandarin, Stand ...
and
Taiwanese Hokkien Taiwanese Hokkien () (; Tâi-lô: ''Tâi-uân-uē''), also known as Taigi/Taigu (; Pe̍h-ōe-jī/Tâi-lô: ''Tâi-gí / Tâi-gú''), Taiwanese, Taiwanese Minnan, Hoklo and Holo, is a variety of the Hokkien language spoken natively by about 70% ...
. The name "Puyuma" means "unity" or "concord" and was originally the autonym of the speakers of the Nanwang dialect. Zeitoun and Cauquelin (2006) also note that the word Puyuma can be analyzed as ''pu'-uma'', which means "to send to the field".


Villages

Puyuma villages include (located in Beinan Township and
Taitung City Taitung City () is a county-administered city and the county seat of Taitung County, Taiwan. It lies on the southeast coast of Taiwan facing the Pacific Ocean. Taitung City is the most populous subdivision of Taitung County and it is one of the ...
): *Ulibulibuk *Bankio *Alipai *Pinaski *Tamalakaw *Rikabung *Puyuma (Nanwang) *Peinan *Balangaw *Apapalo *Kasabakan *Katipul *Nirbuaqan


Notable Puyuma people

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A-mei Kulilay Amit (, born 9 August 1972), better known by her stage name A-Mei, is a Taiwanese Puyuma singer and record producer. In 1996, she made her singing debut and released her album, ''Sisters''. Her albums ''Truth'' (2001), ''Amit'' (2009), ...
, pop singer *
Paelabang Danapan Paelabang Danapan (; born 18 December 1953), also known as Sun Ta-chuan (), is an Taiwanese indigenous peoples, aboriginal Taiwanese educator and politician. He had served as Minister of the Council of Indigenous Peoples from 2009 to 2013 and List ...
, Vice President of
Control Yuan The Control Yuan is the supervisory and auditory branch of the government of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Prior to constitutional reforms in the 1990s, the Control Yuan, along with National Assembly (electoral college) and the Legislative ...
* Saya Chang, singer (and A-mei's younger sister) * Erica Chiang, singer * Jane Huang, singer of Taiwanese rock duo Y2J *
Samingad Samingad ( Puyuma: Samingad Purepurepuan ; ; zhuyin:ㄐㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄠˇㄐㄩㄣ; born 2 October 1977) is an aboriginal Taiwanese pop singer and songwriter. She is an ethnic Puyuma. In her native Puyuma language Samingad means "Unique or Wit ...
, singer * Jia Jia, singer * Purdur, singer * Panai, singer *
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, singer * Sangpuy Katatepan Mavaliyw, Puyuma language singer * Baday, author * Kuciling Katatepan, traditional carver * Iming, sculptor


See also

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Demographics of Taiwan The population of Taiwan is approximately 23.19 million as of September 2022. Immigration of Han Chinese to the Penghu islands started as early as the 13th century, while settlement of the main island occurred from the 16th century during the ...
*
Palakuan Palakuan refers to the men-only clubhouses and its institutions for military education and tribal public affairs of Puyuma (Peinan) which is an aboriginal matriarchal society in South-eastern Taiwan. Recently in December 2008, Palakuan was used ...
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Puyuma Pulingaw ''Pulingaws'' are known as shamans for the Taiwanese indigenous peoples of Puyuma people, Puyuma and Paiwan people, Paiwan, which in general would share the same roles as the Puyuman ''pulingaw'' with some distinctions. ''Pulingaws'' are, claimed to ...
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Taiwanese indigenous peoples Taiwanese indigenous peoples (formerly Taiwanese aborigines), also known as Formosan people, Austronesian Taiwanese, Yuanzhumin or Gaoshan people, are the indigenous peoples of Taiwan, with the nationally recognized subgroups numbering about 5 ...


References


External links


Taiwan Culture Portal: Making a man out of a boy: the Puyumas’ rite of passage in the House of Men (in English)
*A Puyuma singer's stor
Singer works to insert indigenous songs into mainstream
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