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Paiwan

Paiwan

English

Proper noun

Paiwan

(plural collective) An aboriginal people native to Taiwan.
(uncountable) The Formosan language of the Paiwan people.

Translations

the people, collectively

Catalan:
Chinese:
Mandarin: 排灣族 (zh), 排湾族 (zh) ‎(Páiwānzú)

Finnish: paiwanit
Japanese: パイワン族 ‎(パイワンぞく, paiwan zoku)
Russian: пайва́нь ‎(pajvánʹ)

the language

Catalan:
Chinese:
Mandarin: 排灣語, 排湾语 ‎(Páiwānyǔ)
Finnish: paiwan (fi)

Japanese: パイワン語 ‎(paiwan go)
Russian: пайва́нь ‎(pajvánʹ), пайва́ньский ‎(pajvánʹskij)
Spanish: paiwan m

Noun

Paiwan ‎(plural Paiwans or Paiwan)

(countable) A person of Paiwan descent.

Translations

a person of Paiwan descent

Catalan:
Chinese:
Mandarin: 排灣人, 排湾人 ‎(Páiwānrén)

Finnish: paiwan (fi)
Japanese:
Russian: пайва́нец m ‎(pajvánec), пайва́нка f ‎(pajvánka)

Adjective

Paiwan ‎(not comparable)

Of or relating to the Paiwan people.
Of or relating to the Paiwan language.

See also

Paiwan people on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Paiwan language on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Ethnologue entry for Paiwan, pwn

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