Puyuma
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The Puyuma's Moon-shape Monolith ca. 1896 |
The
Puyuma (;
POJ: Puyuma-cho̍k, Pi-lâm-cho̍k), also known as the
Peinan or
Beinan tribe, are one of the tribal groups of the
Taiwanese aborigines. The tribe is generally divided into the Chihpen and Nanwang groups, both resident in
Taitung County on the east coast of
Taiwan.
There are estimated to be 8,700 members of the Puyuma in Taiwan, who speak their tribal language as well as
Mandarin Chinese and
Taiwanese.
The Taiwanese
Diva A-mei is an ethnic Puyuma.
