Distribution
According to Zeitoun (2007:4), there are a total of 6 Rukai dialects spoken in 12 different villages.
| Dialect | Autonym | Village | Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanan | Taromak | Tunghsin | Peinan Township, Taitung County |
| Labuan | Laboa(n) | Tawu 大武 | Wutai Township, Pingtung County |
| Talamakao | Chinye | Wutai Township, Pingtung County | |
| Budai | Vedrai | Wutai 霧臺 | Wutai Township, Pingtung County |
| Kucapungan | Haocha 好茶 | Wutai Township, Pingtung County | |
| Adiri | Ali 阿禮 | Wutai Township, Pingtung County | |
| Kalramomodhesae | Chiamu 佳暮 | Wutai Township, Pingtung County | |
| Kinulan | Chulu 吉露 | Wutai Township, Pingtung County | |
| Maga | Teldrɨka | Maolin 茂林 | Maolin Township, Kaohsiung County |
| Tona | Kongadavane | Tona 多納 | Maolin Township, Kaohsiung County |
| Mantauran | 'oponoho | Wanshan 萬山 | Maolin Township, Kaohsiung County |
| 'oponoho | Fengli 鳳梨 | Maolin Township, Kaohsiung County |
Together, Maga, Tona, and Mantauran are also known as the "Lower Three Villages." Rukai have also recently in Sandimen Township and southern Sanhe Village, Majia Township, where there are many Paiwan. Sanhe Village is also where the Budai Rukai originally lived in before they relocated to Wutai Township in the mid-1900s.
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