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Originally Posted by Llarry
The Taiwan aboriginal people are called "mountain people" in Chinese and are not of Chinese origin. I've heard them described as proto-Malayan or ancestors of the Southeast Asian peoples. When I lived in Taiwan some almost 50 years ago I think their culture was disappearing fast.
The chanting sounds native American to me, too; but I have no idea of the Taiwan aboriginal language.
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Yup, tx, that's why I didn't say anything re Chinese, just that they are native to the island. Yup, to my untrained ears, could've sworn it was a N Amer native singing/chanting.
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