Kanakanabu in Taiwan

Kanakanabu
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People Name: Kanakanabu
Country: Taiwan
10/40 Window: Yes
Population: 300
World Population: 300
Primary Language: Bunun
Primary Religion: Christianity
Christian Adherents: 75.00 %
Evangelicals: 30.00 %
Scripture: New Testament
Online Audio NT: No
Jesus Film: No
Audio Recordings: Yes
People Cluster: Taiwan Indigenous
Affinity Bloc: East Asian Peoples
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Introduction / History

The Kanakanabu reside in central Taiwan around Minchuan village, Sanmin Township, Kaohsiung County. The Kanakanabu language is nearly extinct. There are currently just 6 to 8 speakers of the language among an ethnic population of a few hundred people. The Kanakanabu are sinicized. They now speak Taiwanese, Mandarin, and/or Bunun.

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