The Atayalic languages are a group of Formosan languages spoken in northern Taiwan. Robert Blust considers them to form a primary branch within the Austronesian languages, Austronesian language family, However, Paul Jen-kuei Li groups them into the Northern Formosan branch, which includes the Northwestern Formosan languages.

Classification

Li (1981) and Li (1982) classify the Atayalic languages and dialects as follows:Li, Paul Jen-kuei. 1981. "Reconstruction of Proto-Atayalic Phonology." In Li, Paul Jen-kuei. 2004. Selected Papers on Formosan Languages. Taipei, Taiwan: Institute of Linguistics, Academia Sinica. *''Atayalic'' **Atayal language, Atayal ***Squliq Atayal ****Squliq ****Maspaziʔ ****Pyanan ****Lmuan ****Habun Bazinuq ****Syanuh ****Kulu ****ŋŋupa ****Haga-Paris ****Kubaboo ****Rghayuŋ ***C'uli' Atayal (also known as Ts'ole' Atayal) ****Skikun, Mnibuʔ ****Mnawyan ****Mayrinax (includes female and male registers) ****Mabatuʔan ****Matabalay ****Sakuxan ****Palŋawan ****Mkgugut ****Pyahaw ****Ryuhiŋ ****Mtlaŋan ****Knŋyan **Seediq language, Seediq ***Toŋan ***Toda ***Truwan ***Inago

Reconstruction

The Proto-Atayalic language was reconstructed by Taiwanese linguist Paul Jen-kuei Li in 1981. Proto-Atayalic had final voiced stops, which are preserved in the Mayrinax dialect of Cʔuliʔ Atayal.Li, Paul Jen-kuei. 1982. "Atayalic Final Voiced Stops." In Li, Paul Jen-kuei. 2004. Selected Papers on Formosan Languages. Taipei, Taiwan: Institute of Linguistics, Academia Sinica. These voiced stops include *-b, *-d, *-g, and *-g'. However, they are now lost in many dialects of Atayal, Seediq, and also Pazeh (Blust 2009:615).

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General references

* Atayalic languages, Languages of Taiwan {{Formosan-lang-stub