Rukai language

Rukai
Drekay
Native to	Taiwan
Region	Pingtung County Kaohsiung County Taitung County
Ethnicity	Rukai
Native speakers	10,500 (2002)[1]
Language family	Austronesian Rukai
Dialects	Budai Labuan Maga Mantauran Tanan Tona
Writing system	Latin script (Rukai alphabet)
Language codes
ISO 639-3	dru
Glottolog	ruka1240
Linguasphere	30-HAA-a
Distribution of the Rukai language (in pink) on the island of Taiwan
Rukai is classified as Vulnerable by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger
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Rukai is a Formosan language spoken by the Rukai people in Taiwan. It is a member of the Austronesian language family. The Rukai language comprises six dialects, which are Budai, Labuan, Maga, Mantauran, Tanan and Tona. The number of speakers of the six Rukai dialects is estimated to be about 10,000. Some of them are monolingual. There are varying degrees of mutual intelligibility among the Rukai dialects. Rukai is notable for its distinct grammatical voice system among the Formosan languages.