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The '''naming customs of [[ |
The '''naming customs of [[ Indigenous Taiwanese]]''' are distinct from, though influenced by, the majority [[Han Chinese]] culture of [[Taiwan]]. Prior to contact with Han Chinese, the [[Indigenous Taiwanese]] named themselves according to each tribe's tradition. The naming system varies greatly depending on the particular tribes. Some tribes do not have family names, at least as part of the personal name. |
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Under the strong influence of [[Chinese culture]] and forces of [[cultural assimilation]] brought by Han settlers in the 17th century, the |
Under the strong influence of [[Chinese culture]] and forces of [[cultural assimilation]] brought by Han settlers in the 17th century, the Indigenous Taiwanese have gradually adopted Han names. In the 17th and 18th centuries, possession of a Han surname was considered to be a sign of being civilized, in part because adoption of a Han surname meant that that person was now entered into the population registration books and could be taxed. Upon possessing a Han surname, most of the lowland Indigenous tribes assimilated with the Han immigrants, and eventually no longer saw themselves or were seen as a distinct population. |
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The handful of highland tribes generally kept separate names until after World War II when the government systematically assigned Han names to |
The handful of highland tribes generally kept separate names until after World War II when the government systematically assigned Han names to Indigenous Taiwanese. Aboriginal Taiwanese people settled near Hakka communities were sometimes assigned [[Hakka people|Hakka]]-like family names. For instance, Indigenous pop singer [[A-mei]] (張惠'''妹''') may have a name with Hakka characteristics. |
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For a few decades in the first half of the 20th century under Japanese rule, a strict policy was put in place to quickly assimilate the island's inhabitants en masse by instituting [[Japanese name]]s. These names were generally abandoned in Taiwan after 1945 when Japanese rule ended. |
For a few decades in the first half of the 20th century under Japanese rule, a strict policy was put in place to quickly assimilate the island's inhabitants en masse by instituting [[Japanese name]]s. These names were generally abandoned in Taiwan after 1945 when Japanese rule ended. |
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In the last two decades some |
In the last two decades some Indigenous Taiwanese people have again taken up traditional names or chosen to emphasize them. However, few have abandoned their Han names, in part because the [[Austronesian languages|Austronesian]] names are difficult for non-Indigenous people to remember or pronounce.{{Citation needed|date=February 2022}} As a legacy of the anti-romanisation policy of the past, even these names are often written in Chinese characters to mimic their native sounds, even though [[Formosan languages]] are typically written in the Latin alphabet. |
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== Indigenous names == |
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The naming rules of |
The naming rules of Indigenous Taiwanese: |
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* [[Bunun]]: [[given name]] + [[family name|clan name]] |
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* [[Tsou]]: given name + e + clan name + ne + birthplace |
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! Tribe !! Structure !! Example(s) !! Note |
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* [[Paiwan]]: name of birthplace + given name |
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* [[Atayal]]: given name + given name of father ([[Patronymic]]) |
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| [[Amis people|Amis]] || Personal name + Patronymic/Matronymic name + Clan name <br/>Personal name + Clan name <br/>Personal name + Patronymic/Matronymic name || {{ill|Ado' Kaliting Pacidal|zh|阿洛·卡力亭·巴奇辣}} (阿洛·卡立亭·巴奇辣)<br/>[[Difang Tuwana]] (郭英男)<br/>[[Mayaw Ciro]] (陳鏞基)<br/> || Part of the tribe omit patronymic/matronymic name,<br/>directly connected clan name. <br/>Unable to visit the clan of the tribe,<br/>that alone is connected patronymic/matronymic name. |
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* [[Saisiyat]]: given name + given name of father + clan name |
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* [[Ami]]: given name of maternal grandmother + given name, given name + given name of father, or given name + na + dynastic name + clan name |
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| [[Saisiyat people|Saisiyat]] || Given name + Patronymic name + Clan name || Tahas Tain Kaybaybaw (打赫史·達印·改擺刨) || |
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| [[Bunun people|Bunun]] || Given name + Clan name ||[[Yohani Isqaqavut]] (尤哈尼·伊斯卡卡夫特) || |
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| [[Tsou people|Tsou]] || Given name + Clan name || [[Uyongʉ Yata'uyungana]] (吾雍·雅達烏猶卡那; 高一生)|| |
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| [[Kavalan people|Kavalan]] || Given name + Clan name || Baqah Siqeyu (潘金榮)|| |
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| [[Thao people|Thao]] || Given name + Clan name || Kilash Shiqatafatu (石阿松)|| |
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| [[Atayal people|Atayal]] || Given name + Patronymic name || [[Yungai Hayung]] (溫嵐) || |
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| [[Sediq people|Sediq]] || Given name + Patronymic name || [[Mona Rudao]] (莫那·魯道) || |
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| [[Truku people|Truku]] || Given name + Patronymic name || [[Bokeh Kosang]] (徐詣帆) || |
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| [[Paiwan people|Paiwan]] || Given name + House name || [[Uliw Qaljupayare]] (簡東明)|| |
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| [[Rukai people|Rukai]] || Given name + House name || Taiban Sasala (台邦·撒沙勒)<br/> || |
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| [[Puyuma people|Puyuma]] || Given name + House name || [[Paelabang Danapan]] (孫大川) || |
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| [[Tao people|Tao]] || Si + given name<br/>Si aman + firstborn name (father)<br/>Si nan + firstborn name (mother) <br/> Si apen + firstborn names (grandparents) <br/> Si apen kotan (great-grandparents) <br/>|| Si Maraos (瑪拉歐斯)<br/>{{ill|Syaman Rapongan|fr|lt=Si aman Rapongan}} (夏曼·藍波安)<br/> {{ill|Sinan Mavivo|zh|希婻·瑪飛洑|lt=Si nan Mavivo}} (希婻‧瑪飛洑; 賴美惠) <br/>Si apen Sorong (謝加仁) || |
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== Examples == |
== Examples == |
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* [[Walis Nokan]], Atayal, a famous aboriginal activist and poet. |
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* [[Walis Perin]], Seediq, minister of the Council of Indigenous Peoples. |
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* Ciwas Ali, Atayal name of [[Kao Chin Su-mei]], a singer, actress and politician. |
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* Gulilai Amit, a.k.a. [[A-mei]], an ethnic [[Puyuma people|Puyuma]] pop singer. |
* Gulilai Amit, a.k.a. [[A-mei]], an ethnic [[Puyuma people|Puyuma]] pop singer. |
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* Attun Palalin, a.k.a. [[Teruo Nakamura]], a Taiwan-born soldier of the Imperial Japanese Army who fought for Japan in World War II and did not surrender until 1974. |
* Attun Palalin, a.k.a. [[Teruo Nakamura]], a Taiwan-born soldier of the Imperial Japanese Army who fought for Japan in World War II and did not surrender until 1974. |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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* [[Chinese name]] |
* [[Chinese name]] |
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* [[Japanese name]] |
* [[Japanese name]] |
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* [[Korean name]] |
* [[Korean name]] |
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* [[Vietnamese name]] |
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* [[List of Taiwan-related topics]] |
* [[List of Taiwan-related topics]] |
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* [[List of most common surnames]] |
* [[List of most common surnames]] |
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== External links == |
== External links == |
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* [http://www.taiwan-panorama.com/en/show_issue.php?id=199628502096E.TXT Indigenous People Regain Their Names] |
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110716094305/http://www.taiwan-panorama.com/en/show_issue.php?id=199628502096E.TXT Indigenous People Regain Their Names] |
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* [http://www.richyli.com/name/index.asp Chinese name generator] (in Chinese, generates names that are statistically similar to Taiwan's general population) |
* [http://www.richyli.com/name/index.asp Chinese name generator] (in Chinese, generates names that are statistically similar to Taiwan's general population) |
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* [http://www.richyli.com/name/big_10.htm Top 10 family names in Taiwan] (in Chinese) |
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110218095437/http://www.richyli.com/name/big_10.htm Top 10 family names in Taiwan] (in Chinese) |
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===Name lists=== |
===Name lists=== |
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These names are mostly male names and they belong to Taiwanese people of the past one to two hundred years. Most of these are not Taiwanese names and are indistinguishable from Chinese names. |
These names are mostly male names and they belong to Taiwanese people of the past one to two hundred years. Most of these are not Taiwanese names and are indistinguishable from Chinese names. |
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* [http://www.high.edu.tw/11/11_2/%E6%95%99%E8%82%B2%E9%83%A8%E8%A8%AD%E7%BD%AE%E5%AD%B8%E8%A1%93%E7%8D%8E%E6%AD%B7%E5%B9%B4%E5%BE%97%E7%8D%8E%E4%BA%BA%E5%90%8D%E9%8C%84.htm Ministry of Education's Scholarship Awards winners] |
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050524103440/http://www.high.edu.tw/11/11_2/%E6%95%99%E8%82%B2%E9%83%A8%E8%A8%AD%E7%BD%AE%E5%AD%B8%E8%A1%93%E7%8D%8E%E6%AD%B7%E5%B9%B4%E5%BE%97%E7%8D%8E%E4%BA%BA%E5%90%8D%E9%8C%84.htm Ministry of Education's Scholarship Awards winners] |
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* [http://www.cabcy.gov.tw/activity/9205his01.htm 36 historically important persons] of [[Chiayi County]] |
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20041213012355/http://www.cabcy.gov.tw/activity/9205his01.htm 36 historically important persons] of [[Chiayi County]] |
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* [http://www.wordpedia.com/twpoem/bihua.asp A list of Taiwanese poets] |
* [http://www.wordpedia.com/twpoem/bihua.asp A list of Taiwanese poets] |
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* [http://www.sces.cyc.edu.tw/school_web/page_20.htm A list of early 20th |
* [http://www.sces.cyc.edu.tw/school_web/page_20.htm A list of early 20th-century school teachers] who worked at a Chiayi County elementary school |
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[[ko:타이완 원주민 이름]] |
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[[zh:臺灣原住民命名文化]] |
Latest revision as of 10:42, 16 August 2024
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The naming customs of Indigenous Taiwanese are distinct from, though influenced by, the majority Han Chinese culture of Taiwan. Prior to contact with Han Chinese, the Indigenous Taiwanese named themselves according to each tribe's tradition. The naming system varies greatly depending on the particular tribes. Some tribes do not have family names, at least as part of the personal name.
Under the strong influence of Chinese culture and forces of cultural assimilation brought by Han settlers in the 17th century, the Indigenous Taiwanese have gradually adopted Han names. In the 17th and 18th centuries, possession of a Han surname was considered to be a sign of being civilized, in part because adoption of a Han surname meant that that person was now entered into the population registration books and could be taxed. Upon possessing a Han surname, most of the lowland Indigenous tribes assimilated with the Han immigrants, and eventually no longer saw themselves or were seen as a distinct population.
The handful of highland tribes generally kept separate names until after World War II when the government systematically assigned Han names to Indigenous Taiwanese. Aboriginal Taiwanese people settled near Hakka communities were sometimes assigned Hakka-like family names. For instance, Indigenous pop singer A-mei (張惠妹) may have a name with Hakka characteristics.
For a few decades in the first half of the 20th century under Japanese rule, a strict policy was put in place to quickly assimilate the island's inhabitants en masse by instituting Japanese names. These names were generally abandoned in Taiwan after 1945 when Japanese rule ended.
In the last two decades some Indigenous Taiwanese people have again taken up traditional names or chosen to emphasize them. However, few have abandoned their Han names, in part because the Austronesian names are difficult for non-Indigenous people to remember or pronounce.[citation needed] As a legacy of the anti-romanisation policy of the past, even these names are often written in Chinese characters to mimic their native sounds, even though Formosan languages are typically written in the Latin alphabet.
Indigenous names
[edit]The naming rules of Indigenous Taiwanese:
Tribe | Structure | Example(s) | Note |
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Amis | Personal name + Patronymic/Matronymic name + Clan name Personal name + Clan name Personal name + Patronymic/Matronymic name |
Ado' Kaliting Pacidal (阿洛·卡立亭·巴奇辣) Difang Tuwana (郭英男) Mayaw Ciro (陳鏞基) |
Part of the tribe omit patronymic/matronymic name, directly connected clan name. Unable to visit the clan of the tribe, that alone is connected patronymic/matronymic name. |
Saisiyat | Given name + Patronymic name + Clan name | Tahas Tain Kaybaybaw (打赫史·達印·改擺刨) | |
Bunun | Given name + Clan name | Yohani Isqaqavut (尤哈尼·伊斯卡卡夫特) | |
Tsou | Given name + Clan name | Uyongʉ Yata'uyungana (吾雍·雅達烏猶卡那; 高一生) | |
Kavalan | Given name + Clan name | Baqah Siqeyu (潘金榮) | |
Thao | Given name + Clan name | Kilash Shiqatafatu (石阿松) | |
Atayal | Given name + Patronymic name | Yungai Hayung (溫嵐) | |
Sediq | Given name + Patronymic name | Mona Rudao (莫那·魯道) | |
Truku | Given name + Patronymic name | Bokeh Kosang (徐詣帆) | |
Paiwan | Given name + House name | Uliw Qaljupayare (簡東明) | |
Rukai | Given name + House name | Taiban Sasala (台邦·撒沙勒) |
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Puyuma | Given name + House name | Paelabang Danapan (孫大川) | |
Tao | Si + given name Si aman + firstborn name (father) Si nan + firstborn name (mother) Si apen + firstborn names (grandparents) Si apen kotan (great-grandparents) |
Si Maraos (瑪拉歐斯) Si aman Rapongan (夏曼·藍波安) Si nan Mavivo (希婻‧瑪飛洑; 賴美惠) Si apen Sorong (謝加仁) |
Examples
[edit]- Walis Nokan, Atayal, a famous aboriginal activist and poet.
- Walis Perin, Seediq, minister of the Council of Indigenous Peoples.
- Ciwas Ali, Atayal name of Kao Chin Su-mei, a singer, actress and politician.
- Gulilai Amit, a.k.a. A-mei, an ethnic Puyuma pop singer.
- Attun Palalin, a.k.a. Teruo Nakamura, a Taiwan-born soldier of the Imperial Japanese Army who fought for Japan in World War II and did not surrender until 1974.
See also
[edit]- Chinese name
- Japanese name
- Korean name
- Vietnamese name
- List of Taiwan-related topics
- List of most common surnames
- Courtesy name
- Generation name
References
[edit]- Documentary on Aboriginal names, in Chinese
External links
[edit]- Indigenous People Regain Their Names
- Chinese name generator (in Chinese, generates names that are statistically similar to Taiwan's general population)
- Top 10 family names in Taiwan (in Chinese)
Name lists
[edit]These names are mostly male names and they belong to Taiwanese people of the past one to two hundred years. Most of these are not Taiwanese names and are indistinguishable from Chinese names.
- Ministry of Education's Scholarship Awards winners
- 36 historically important persons of Chiayi County
- A list of Taiwanese poets
- A list of early 20th-century school teachers who worked at a Chiayi County elementary school