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 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 Squliq Atayal Squliq Maspaziʔ Pyanan Lmuan Habun Bazinuq Syanuh Kulu ŋŋupa Haga-Paris Kubaboo Rghayuŋ Cʼuliʼ Atayal (Tsʼoleʼ Atayal) Skikun, Mnibuʔ Mnawyan Mayrinax (includes female and male registers) Mabatuʔan Matabalay Sakuxan Palŋawan Mkgugut Pyahaw Ryuhiŋ Mtlaŋan Knŋyan 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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