Paiwan

See also: Páiwān

English

Proper noun

Paiwan

1. (plural collective) An aboriginal people native to Taiwan.
2. (uncountable) The Formosan language of the Paiwan people.

Translations

the people, collectively

• Catalan: please add this translation if you can
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 排灣族 / 排湾族 (zh) (Páiwānzú)

• Finnish: paiwanit
• Japanese: パイワン族 (パイワンぞく, paiwan zoku)
• Korean: 파이완족 (paiwanjok)
• Russian: пайва́нь (pajvánʹ)

the language

• Catalan: please add this translation if you can
• Cebuano: Pinaiwan
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 排灣語 / 排湾语 (zh) (Páiwānyǔ)

• Finnish: paiwan (fi)
• Japanese: パイワン語 (パイワンご, paiwan go)
• Kapampangan: Paiwan
• Korean: 파이완어 (paiwaneo)
• Paiwan: Vinuculjan, Pinayuanan
• Russian: пайва́нь (pajvánʹ), пайва́ньский (pajvánʹskij)
• Spanish: paiwan m

Noun

Paiwan (plural Paiwans or Paiwan)

1. (countable) A person of Paiwan descent.

Translations

a person of Paiwan descent

• Catalan: please add this translation if you can
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 排灣人 / 排湾人 (zh) (Páiwānrén)

• Finnish: paiwan (fi)
• Japanese: パイワン人 (パイワンじん, paiwan jin)
• Korean: 파이완인 (paiwanin), 파이완 사람 (paiwan saram)
• Russian: пайва́нец m (pajvánec), пайва́нка f (pajvánka)

Adjective

Paiwan (not comparable)

1. Of or relating to the Paiwan people.
2. Of or relating to the Paiwan language.

See also

• Paiwan people on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Paiwan language on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Ethnologue entry for Paiwan, pwn ⁠