Seediq people
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The Seediq (sometimes Sediq, Seejiq, pronounced: [seˈʔediq], [səˈdiq], [səˈʔəɟiq]; Chinese: 賽德克族; pinyin: Sàidékèzú) are a Taiwanese indigenous people who live primarily in Nantou County and Hualien County. Their language is also known as Seediq.
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賽德克族 Seediq | |
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Total population | |
10,485 (April 2020)[1] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Hualien and Nantou county (Taiwan) | |
Languages | |
Seediq, Mandarin Chinese | |
Religion | |
Animism, Christianity | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Atayal, Truku, Kavalan, Taiwanese Aborigines |
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They were officially recognized as Taiwan's 14th indigenous group on 23 April 2008. Previously, the Seediq, along with the closely related Truku people, were classified as Atayal.[2]