MYTHOLOGIES OF THE SAAROA/HLA’ALUA TRIBE
The Saaroa or Hla’alua people ( Chinese : 拉阿魯哇族 ) are an indigenous people of central southern Taiwan . They live in the two villages of Taoyuan and Kaochung in Taoyuan District , Kaohsiung and Maya Village in Namasia District , Kaohsiung . The group attained official recognition from the Taiwanese government on 26 June 2014 under the name Hla’alua as the 15th indigenous people of Taiwan. Previously, the group was considered a subgroup of the Tsou people . Saaroa or Lhaʼalua is a Southern Tsouic language is spoken by the Saaroa (Hla’alua) people , an indigenous people of Taiwan . It is a Formosan language of the Austronesian family. The Saaroa live in the two villages of Taoyuan and Kaochung in Taoyuan District (Taoyuan Township), Kaohsiung City, Taiwan (Zeitoun & Teng 2014). Agricultura...