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Formosan meaning

Of or relating to Formosa or people of Formosa.

Synonyms of Formosan

taiwanese chinese island austronesian austronesian language

Related words

Other words often associated with Formosan or its synonyms:

tongue asiatic asian amoy dweller earth archipelago sinitic habitant zone denizen ground

Using Formosan

  • The main meaning on this page is: Of or relating to Formosa or people of Formosa.
  • Useful related words include: taiwanese, chinese, island, austronesian.
  • In the example corpus, formosan often appears in combinations such as: formosan languages, of formosan.

Context around Formosan

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 20.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 5 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 13 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

language 1× extra 1× various 1× proto 1× northwest 1× southern 1× languages 1× makino 1×

Often after:

languages 5× paiwan 1× black 1× clouded 1× saisiyat 1× hundred 1× branch 1× alder 1×

Sentence patterns with Formosan

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

families of formosan languages before 2× a proto formosan f0 ancestor 1× a southern formosan branch but 1× austronesian languages formosan languages such 1× burkill makino formosan alder 1× called extra formosan 1× conservation of formosan clouded leopard 1× depicting a formosan black bear 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

all austronesian languages 1× blust 1999 families 1× ecology and conservation 1× in 2009 malcolm 1× li proposes a 1× northwest formosan saisiyat 1×

Common sentence endings:

and tungho dialects 1× called extra formosan 1× in southern taiwan 1× in starosta 1995 1× is shown below 1× makino formosan alder 1×

Words around Formosan

Just before it in the word index:

formosa 41 formlessone 8 formlessness 2 formless 18 formler 2 formlabs 3

Just after it in the word index:

formosus 10 forms 6.904 formula 2.689 formulae 83 formulaic 72 formular 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aanand 16 abcd 16 abdurrahman 16 aberdour 16 abergele 16 abg 16

Corpus analysis for Formosan

  • In this selection, "formosan" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 20.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, language, extra, various, languages, paiwan and black stand out and add context to how "formosan" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include families of formosan languages before and a proto formosan f0 ancestor. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "formosan" sits close to words such as aanand, abcd and abdurrahman, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with formosan

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Northwest Formosan * Saisiyat language : Taai and Tungho dialects. (8 words)

Blust (1999) Families of Formosan languages before Minnanese colonization of Taiwan, per Blust (1999). (14 words)

Patches depicting a Formosan black bear holding Taiwan’s flag and punching Winnie the Pooh. (15 words)

Longer example sentences

Prominent Formosanists (linguists who specialize in Formosan languages) take issue with some of its details, but it remains the point of reference for current linguistic analyses, and is shown below. (30 words)

The word for eye in many Austronesian languages is mata (from the most northerly Austronesian languages, Formosan languages such as Bunun and Amis all the way south to Māori ). (29 words)

Trees or shrubs with stalked shoot buds, male and female catkins produced in autumn (fall) and expanding and pollinating then, three species: * Alnus formosana (Burkill) Makino — Formosan alder. (28 words)

Example sentences (13)

Puyuma language ( Formosan ) Paiwan language (southern tip of Formosa) Malayo-Polynesian Li (2008) Families of Formosan languages before Minnanese colonization, per Li (2008).

Patches depicting a Formosan black bear holding Taiwan’s flag and punching Winnie the Pooh.

All Austronesian languages spoken outside Taiwan (including its offshore Yami language ) belong to the Malayo-Polynesian branch, sometimes called Extra-Formosan.

Blust (1999) Families of Formosan languages before Minnanese colonization of Taiwan, per Blust (1999).

Ecology and conservation of Formosan clouded leopard, its prey, and other sympatric carnivores in southern Taiwan''.

In 2009, Malcolm Ross proposed a new classification of the Austronesian language family based on morphological evidence from various Formosan languages.

Li proposes a Proto-Formosan (F0) ancestor and equates it with Proto-Austronesian (PAN), following the model in Starosta (1995).

Northwest Formosan * Saisiyat language : Taai and Tungho dialects.

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Prominent Formosanists (linguists who specialize in Formosan languages) take issue with some of its details, but it remains the point of reference for current linguistic analyses, and is shown below.

The Paiwan and other southern groups worship the Formosan Hundred Pacer snake and use the diamond patterns on its back in many tribal designs.

The three languages in green (Bunun, Puyuma, Paiwan) may form a Southern Formosan branch, but this is uncertain.

The word for eye in many Austronesian languages is mata (from the most northerly Austronesian languages, Formosan languages such as Bunun and Amis all the way south to Māori ).

Trees or shrubs with stalked shoot buds, male and female catkins produced in autumn (fall) and expanding and pollinating then, three species: * Alnus formosana (Burkill) Makino — Formosan alder.

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Common combinations with formosan

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "formosan" in a sentence?
An example: "Puyuma language ( Formosan ) Paiwan language (southern tip of Formosa) Malayo-Polynesian Li (2008) Families of Formosan languages before Minnanese colonization, per Li (2008)." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "formosan" from authentic English texts.
What does "formosan" mean?
Formosan means: Of or relating to Formosa or people of Formosa.
What are synonyms of "formosan"?
Common synonyms of "formosan" include: taiwanese, chinese, island, austronesian, austronesian language.
How many example sentences with "formosan" are there?
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