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2 unusual facts about Kavalan


Kavalan

the Kavalan language, formerly spoken in the Northeast coast area of Taiwan by the Kavalan people (噶瑪蘭).

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the Kavalan people, an indigenous people of Taiwan, part of the larger Taiwanese aborigine ethnic group


Luodong, Yilan

Its name derives from the Kavalan word rutung, meaning "monkey", referring to a large population of monkeys there half century ago.


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