Saaroa in Taiwan

People Name:	Saaroa
Country:	Taiwan
10/40 Window:	Yes
Population:	300
World Population:	300
Primary Language:	Bunun
Primary Religion:	Other / Small
Christian Adherents:	0.00 %
Evangelicals:	0.00 %
Scripture:	Complete Bible
Online Audio NT:	No
Jesus Film:	No
Audio Recordings:	Yes
People Cluster:	Taiwan Indigenous
Affinity Bloc:	East Asian Peoples
Progress Level:

Introduction / History

The Saaroa reside in the west central mountains, south and southeast of Minchuan, along the Laonung River. The Saaroa language was on the verge of extinction in 1990. There are currently just 5 to 6 speakers in an ethnic population of a few hundred. The Saaroa are sinicized. Speakers have shifted to Taiwanese, Mandarin, and Bunun. No children speak Saaroa. Older people speak Taiwanese. There was a major shift to Bunun when Bunun speakers migrated into the area. There has been a subsequent shift to Mandarin.