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The Puyuma (), also known as the Pinuyumayan, Peinan or Beinan, are one of the indigenous groups of the Taiwanese aborigines. 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. 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. 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 Pop or POP may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Music * Pop music, a musical genre Artists * POP, a Japanese idol group now known as Gang Parade * Pop!, a UK pop group * Pop! featuring Angie Hart, an Australian band Albums * ''Pop'' (G ...
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 *
Saya Chang Saya may refer to: People * Gaetano Saya (born 1956), Italian politician * John Nada Saya (born 1978), Tanzanian long-distance runner * Saya Aye (1872–1930), major painter from Mandalay * Saya Ito (born 1999), Japanese kickboxer * Saya Mochi ...
, singer (and A-mei's younger sister) *
Erica Chiang Erica or ERICA may refer to: * Erica (given name) * ''Erica'' (plant), a flowering plant genus * Erica (chatbot), a service of Bank of America * ''Erica'' (video game), a 2019 FMV video game * ''Erica'' (spider), a jumping spider genus * Eric ...
, singer *
Jane Huang Jane Huang ( Puyuma: Alines, ; born 19 January 1983) is a Taiwanese singer. She was born in Taitung County, Taiwan. She is a member of Taiwan's Puyuma aboriginal people. In 2007, she finished seventh in the One Million Star Taiwanese singing c ...
, 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 Jia Jia may refer to: *Jia Jia (dissident) (born 1951), a jailed Chinese dissident * Jia Jia (singer) (born 1983), a Taiwanese aboriginal singer ;Others * Jia Jia (giant panda) (1978–2016), a giant panda that resided in Hong Kong * Jia Jia, a g ...
, singer * Purdur, singer * Panai, singer * Tank, singer * Sangpuy Katatepan Mavaliyw, Puyuma language singer * Baday, author * Kuciling Katatepan, traditional carver * Iming, sculptor


See also

* Demographics of Taiwan *
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 ...
*
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 ...
* Taiwanese indigenous peoples


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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