Kanakanavu people
| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
| Taiwan | |
| Languages | |
| Kanakanavu, Mandarin, Taiwanese Hokkien | |
| Religion | |
| Animism, Christianity | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Taiwanese Aborigines |
The Kanakanavu (Chinese: 卡那卡那富; Wade–Giles: Kanakanavu) are an indigenous people of central southern Taiwan. They live in the two villages of Manga and Takanua in Namasia District, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan (Zeitoun & Teng 2014). [1]
History
On 26 June 2014, the government recognized Kanakanavu as the 16th tribe of Taiwanese aborigines.[2]
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