Yami language

[Jesse T Sheidlower]

> Is anyone familiar with the Yami language? Can you tell me what language
> family it's in, what other names it might be called by, and where it's
> spoken?  Thanks.

According to _Ethnologue,_ it's spoken by about 3,000 people in
Taiwan, and is a member of the Austronesian group. Further details
can be found at:

http://www.sil.org/ethnologue/countries/Taiw.html#YMI

Best,

Jesse Sheidlower
Random House
<jester at panix.com>