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MYTHOLOGIES OF THE SAAROA/HLA’ALUA TRIBE

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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...