Tsou language

Tsou
Cou
Native toTaiwan
RegionAlishan
EthnicityTsou
Native speakers
4,100 (2015)
Dialects
  • Tapangʉ
  • Tfuya
  • Duhtu
  • Iimcu
Language codes
ISO 639-3tsu
Glottologtsou1248
ELPTsou
(yellow) Tsou
Tsou is classified as Definitely endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger

Tsou (Cou) is an Austronesian language spoken by the Tsou people of Taiwan. Tsou-speakers are located in the west-central mountains southeast of the Chiayi/Alishan area in Taiwan.