Aboriginal Names
The naming rules of Taiwanese aborigines:
- Bunun: given name + clan name
- Tsou: given name + e + clan name + ne + birthplace
- Paiwan: name of birthplace + given name
- Atayal: given name + given name of father (Patronymic)
- Saisiyat: given name + given name of father + clan name
- Ami: given name of maternal grandmother + given name, given name + given name of father, or given name + na + dynastic name + clan name
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