| covers the "Formosan" grouping, part of the "Austronesian" intercontinental affinity; comprising 11 sets of languages (= 24 outer languages) spoken by communities on Taiwan island (Formosa): 30-A SQOLEQ + SEDEQ 30-B BASAY + KAVA* 30-C SAISIYAT + TAOKAS 30-D THAO 30-E TSOU + KANABU 30-F HOANYA + SIRAYA* 30-G PAIWAN 30-H RUKAI 30-I BUNUN + BUKUN 30-J PIYUMA + PIMAMBA 30-K AMIS + NATAORAN The languages covered by this zone display the greatest degree of internal diversity within the "Austronesian" affinity, but have been largely submerged ◁ [79=] Min-nan (Chinese). |