Amis

E560014

The Amis are one of the largest Indigenous ethnic groups in Taiwan, known for their distinct Austronesian language, rich ceremonial traditions, and vibrant music and dance culture.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Amis canonical 15
Amis people 10

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Austronesian people ⓘ
Indigenous people ⓘ
continent Asia ⓘ
country Taiwan ⓘ
culture Agricultural rituals ⓘ
Rich ceremonial traditions ⓘ
Sea-related rituals ⓘ
Vibrant music and dance ⓘ
demography Significant urban migrant population in western Taiwan cities ⓘ
facingIssue Cultural assimilation pressures ⓘ
Language endangerment ⓘ
governmentRecognition Officially recognized Indigenous group in Taiwan ⓘ
hasWritingSystem Latin-based orthography for Amis language ⓘ
heritage Part of Taiwan’s Austronesian heritage ⓘ
language Amis language ⓘ
languageBranch Formosan languages ⓘ
languageFamily Austronesian languages ⓘ
legalStatus Protected under Indigenous Peoples Basic Law of Taiwan ⓘ
musicInfluence Influential in contemporary Taiwanese Indigenous music ⓘ
notableFestival Harvest Festival ⓘ
populationRankInTaiwanIndigenous one of the largest groups ⓘ
primaryRegions Hualien County ⓘ
Pingtung County ⓘ
linked to: Ping-tung County

Taitung County ⓘ
Taiwan east coast ⓘ
linked to: eastern Taiwan

Yilan County ⓘ
recognizedAs Indigenous people of Taiwan ⓘ
relatedEthnicGroups Other Austronesian peoples ⓘ
Other Formosan Indigenous peoples ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
Traditional animist beliefs ⓘ
revitalizationEffort Cultural festivals and performances ⓘ
Language education programs ⓘ
selfDesignation Pangcah ⓘ
socialStructure Matrilineal tendencies in kinship ⓘ
traditionalDance Circle dances ⓘ
traditionalDress Colorful woven garments ⓘ
traditionalEconomy Agriculture ⓘ
Fishing ⓘ
traditionalHousing Wood and bamboo houses ⓘ
traditionalMusic Polyphonic choral singing ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (25)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hualien County → hasEthnicGroup → Amis people ⓘ
linked to: Amis
Gaoshan people → relatedGroup → Amis people ⓘ
linked to: Amis
Northern Amis → spokenBy → Amis people ⓘ
linked to: Amis
Central Amis → spokenBy → Amis people ⓘ
linked to: Amis
Central Amis → ethnicity → Amis ⓘ
Southern Amis → spokenBy → Amis people ⓘ
linked to: Amis
Tavalong-Vataan Amis → spokenBy → Amis people ⓘ
linked to: Amis
Pangcah language → spokenBy → Amis people ⓘ
linked to: Amis
Pangcah → alternateName → Amis ⓘ
Pangcah → exonym → Amis ⓘ
Pangcah → usesLanguage → Amis ⓘ
Taitung Plain → hasEthnicGroup → Amis people ⓘ
linked to: Amis
Paiwan people → relatedEthnicGroup → Amis people ⓘ
linked to: Amis
Paiwan → relatedGroup → Amis ⓘ
Kavalan people → relatedEthnicGroup → Amis people ⓘ
linked to: Amis