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Have you ever thought that Chinese tones are difficult to learn? Wait until you hear about Tâi-gí's tone-changing system. Also known as tone sandhi, this system might seem extremely complex, but it helps the language sound melodic — one of Tâi-
“A light-hearted, fun and occasionally funny.” Such was the Bite-Size Taiwanese podcast that taught everyday Tâi-gí to its audience. The project is no longer active, but its legacy continues to inspire many to take up learning Tâi-gí and those
How do you translate Sherlock Holmes stories into a language that doesn’t have a commonly accepted writing system? This is the question faced by Kí Phín-tsì (紀品志), a Tâi-gí linguist, translator, and co-creator of the Bite-Size Taiwanese podcast
In the last part of our conversation, Tayal community activist and scholar Wasiq Silan speaks about the Sámi Indigenous representation in her second home, Finland. She also shares her experience voicing Taiwan's lesser-known Indigenous historie
Providing Tayal elders with Indigenous-centred care is a matter of respect, says Wasiq Silan, a Tayal activist and researcher. She dedicated years to studying elderly care and its potential to give Indigenous elders the truly fulfilled ageing t
Gao I-An was raised in a small Indigenous community among the mountains of New Taipei and, like most other Indigenous kids, was discouraged from embracing her ancestral language. But even far from home, the Tayal heritage accompanied her throug
The Siraya language was considered long lost until a recent discovery revealed religious texts written by Dutch missionaries centuries back in a local tongue. They have become a primary source of knowledge about the Siraya language and a basis
“Plains Indigenous” or “Mountains Indigenous” — a colonial framework of categorising Taiwan’s Austronesian peoples that is still prevalent in its legal system and policies. But Jolan Hsieh, a Siraya activist and scholar, believes that this is a
This year, Tainan celebrates its 400th anniversary as Taiwan’s oldest city. In this place in 1624, the Dutch built Fort Zeelandia, their first colonial outpost on the island. But they were not the first to settle this land. As the Dutch fort ro
Once again, in Taiwan we speak Tâi-gí... Except, who are “we”? Which “we” are we exactly? Our guest has at least three answers to that!Find out what makes Tâi-gí pronouns so unique and why the language is written in both Chinese and English-li
“It has given me direction in life.” That is how Lîm Ka-î speaks about her native language Tâi-Gí. Although she did not grow up speaking it fluently, it has now become the work of her life. In the second part of our conversation with Dr. Lim, s
What is the difference between Taigi, Taiwanese, Taiwanese Hokkien, Minnan and Hoklo? These are only some of the names different people use for Tâi-gí, one of Taiwan’s most spoken languages. So what should we call the language that, to this day
Dear listener, to make sure that all your wishes come true in 2024, Olek went down the hallway of Radio Taiwan International and collected your New Year wishes from our hosts speaking different languages. The result is 15 languages! (That's 15
What kind of future awaits Hakka TV, when fewer and fewer Taiwanese watch television or understand Hakka? Find out in the final part of our chat with Paul Shiang, where he talks about his TV station’s efforts in promoting the language.New epis
What do lion, tiger, cheetah, duck, monkey, elephant and deer have in common? They all are used to memorise tones in the Hailu dialect of the Hakka language.What else, besides having seven tones, makes Hakka a great language to learn this week
“Have you eaten yet?” “食飽吂?” This is a common greeting used by the Hakka people, the second-largest ethnic group in Taiwan that has long been considered the island’s “invisible minority.”In this episode, we start our conversation on the Hakka
Indigenous cultures, in all their diversity, have come to inform Taiwan’s modern-day art. One example is TAI Body Theatre, a contemporary dance troupe founded in 2012 by the Truku artist Watan Tusi.In this episode, we hear from the theatre’s e
Paiwan is an endangered language, but there is hope that it will be preserved and popularised again. In the last part of our interview with a Paiwan activist Ljius Kulivu, we talk about language preservation in Taiwan and ask the question — “Wh
With only 15,000 speakers, Paiwan is so unique that it is even considered a language group of its own. We continue our conversation with the Paiwan activist and translator Ljius Kulivu to learn about his language’s distinct features and some re
Paiwan, Taiwan’s second-largest Indigenous language, comes to us from a small mountainous area in southern Taiwan. What is the Paiwan homeland like? Let’s hear from Ljius Kulivu, an activist passionate about preserving and promoting his ancestr
What language do people speak in Taiwan? Taiwanese? Or Chinese? Let me tell you, there’s so much more to it — Taiwan’s linguistic diversity will blow your mind! So how about we explore this lingo-multiverse together?New episodes are released e
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