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 Main article:  [[Taiwanese words from Austronesian]]
-Some Taiwanese terms came from the Austronesian Formosan Aboriginal Languages. The often used example is from [[Siraya-guo|Sirayan]]: '''{{tts|[[asef]]}}''', meaning "silly goose". But the major legacy is in Taiwanese place names, such as '''{{tts|[[Taioaan]]}}'''.
+Some Taiwanese terms originate from the Austronesian Formosan Aboriginal Languages. For example, '''{{tts|[[asef]]}}''', meaning "silly goose", is from [[Siraya-guo|Sirayan]]. Many Taiwan placenames came from these languages, including '''{{tts|[[Taioaan]]}}''', '''{{tts|[[Alysafn]]}}''', '''{{tts|[[Kelaang]]}}''', etc. It is said that 70 to 80% of Taiwan placenames are from the Formosan Austronesian languages.
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