Arikun people

Arikun people
Arikun
Regions with significant populations
Nantou, Taichung, and Changhua in Taiwan.
Languages
Arikun (previously), Taiwanese, Mandarin
Religion
Animism, Taoism, Buddhism, Christianity
Related ethnic groups
Hoanya, Lloa

Arikun is a group of Austronesian indigenous Formosan people[1] living from the western plain to central basin of Taiwan, especially. They have lived through the Dutch colonization of Taiwan, as well as the Manchurian occupation during the Qing Dynasty.

Arikun people along with Lloa people used to be classified as a subgroup of Hoanya people, but this concept has been rejected by some scholars.

Communities

Some indigenous communities founded by Arikun in the 18th century include:

  • Wandouliu (萬斗六社) in nowadays Taichung, a community resided by both Arikun and Babuza.
  • Kakar Barroroch (貓羅社) in nowadays Changhua.
  • Tausa Mato (北投社) in nowadays Nantou.
  • Tausa Talakey (南投社) in nowadays Nantou.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Cauquelin, Josiane. The Aborogines of Taiwan (PDF). Routledge Curzon. p. 14.
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