Besides introducing Small Island Big Song itself, lectures featured topics on Indigenous women and the history of the Austronesian islands, and discussed how to exert influence as musicians to improve ...

The languages known as Austronesian are spoken by more than 380 million people in territories that include Taiwan, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Madagascar and the islands of the Pacific.

An overlooked grammatical affix lends further linguistic support for the idea that Austronesian speakers in eastern Taiwan used their seafaring skills to span out across the Pacific.

Researchers from mainland China are taking aim at an established language theory promoted by Taiwan’s ruling party in its efforts to carve out a separate identity for the island.

TAIPEI, TAIWAN / ACCESSWIRE / November 12, 2024 / The 2024 Austronesian Languages Revitalization Forum, organized by Taiwan's Indigenous Languages Research and Development Foundation (ILRDF ...

The Austronesian people originated in Taiwan some 5,000 years ago. After a few centuries of settlement, they started a massive pulse of migration, spreading southwards and eastwards.

Taitung City. On Taiwan’s east coast, Taitung has one of the largest concentrations of indigenous tribes. Each summer, the Festival of Austronesian and Formosa Indigenous Cultures is held here ...