Explore Siraya through 4 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Siraya meaning
- An aboriginal people from Taiwan
- The Formosan language of the Siraya people
Using Siraya
- The main meaning on this page is: An aboriginal people from Taiwan | The Formosan language of the Siraya people
Context around Siraya
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 1 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Siraya
- In this selection, "siraya" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 26.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, aboriginal, greater, language, people and tribe stand out and add context to how "siraya" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a greater siraya tribe and intermingling with siraya people as. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "siraya" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with siraya
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
On a linguistic basis, the Makatao are considered to have been part of a greater Siraya tribe. (17 words)
According to one theory, the name Takau originates from the aboriginal Siraya language and translates as "bamboo forest". (18 words)
Because of intermingling with Siraya people as well as Dutch colonial rule, the Hokkien dialects started to deviate from the original Hokkien spoken in mainland China. (26 words)
In the matriarchal system of the Siraya, it was also necessary for couples to abstain from marriage until their mid-30s, when the bride's father would be in his declining years and would not pose a challenge to the new male member of the household. (46 words)
Because of intermingling with Siraya people as well as Dutch colonial rule, the Hokkien dialects started to deviate from the original Hokkien spoken in mainland China. (26 words)
According to one theory, the name Takau originates from the aboriginal Siraya language and translates as "bamboo forest". (18 words)
Example sentences (4)
According to one theory, the name Takau originates from the aboriginal Siraya language and translates as "bamboo forest".
Because of intermingling with Siraya people as well as Dutch colonial rule, the Hokkien dialects started to deviate from the original Hokkien spoken in mainland China.
In the matriarchal system of the Siraya, it was also necessary for couples to abstain from marriage until their mid-30s, when the bride's father would be in his declining years and would not pose a challenge to the new male member of the household.
On a linguistic basis, the Makatao are considered to have been part of a greater Siraya tribe.