Taiwanese words from Austronesian

Taiwanese words from Austronesian language systems (Taioaan-oe kab Lamtør-gyhe)

Nouns

Austronesian	MTL	Engguo
assey (no, useless)	asef	silly goose
moa-sat-bak	moasatbak, satbak-hii	woodfish, big milkfish (Chanos chanos)
bunglai, onrai	onglaai	pineapple
lapat (Thao), biabas, bayabas (Tagalog)	nafpat, padar	guava
bokkoi	bogkoef	papaya
rauwa (spider)	lawar, lut'ar	cheater, swindler
jambu	liefnbu	wax jambu

Siongkoafn

• Taiwan placenames originating from Formosan languages