Atayal people

Atayal people

Tayal, Tayan
Total population
94,425 (2022,Nov)
Regions with significant populations
Taiwan
Languages
Atayal, Mandarin, Taiwanese, Yilan Creole Japanese
Religion
Animism, Christianity
Related ethnic groups
Seediq, Truku, Kavalan, Taiwanese Aborigines

The Atayal (Chinese: 泰雅; pinyin: Tàiyǎ), also known as the Tayal and the Tayan,^[1] are a Taiwanese indigenous people. The Atayal people number around 90,000, approximately 15.9% of Taiwan's total indigenous population, making them the third-largest indigenous group.^[2][3] The preferred endonym is "Tayal", although the Taiwanese government officially recognizes them as "Atayal".^{[citation needed]}