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Saaroa people

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Saaroa
沙阿魯阿
Hla'alua
拉阿魯哇
Regions with significant populations
Taiwan
Languages
Saaroa, Mandarin, Taiwanese Hokkien
Religion
Animism, Christianity
Related ethnic groups
Taiwanese Aborigines

The Saaroa (Chinese: 沙阿魯阿) or Hla'alua (Chinese: 拉阿魯哇) are an indigenous people of central southern Taiwan. They live in the two villages of Taoyuan and Gaojhong in Taoyuan District, Kaohsiung.[1][2]

The group attained official recognition from the Taiwanese government on 26 June 2014 under the name Hla'alua.

See also

References

  1. ^ "The position of Kanakanavu and Saaroa within the Formosan languages revisited" (PDF). Iscll-14.ling.sinica.edu.tw. Retrieved 2015-07-16.
  2. ^ "Welcome to Tauyuan District Office". Kcg.gov.tw. Retrieved 2015-07-16.