Ami tribe - Ami tribe (English spelling)

Japanese: アミ族 - アミぞく（英語表記）Ami

An ethnic group among the indigenous people of Taiwan who live in the central mountainous region of Taiwan. The population is estimated at about 125,000. Their language belongs to the Indonesian branch of the Austronesian language family. They cultivate millet and sorghum by slash-and-burn methods, but from around the end of the 19th century, wet-paddy rice cultivation accompanied by buffalo ploughing became widespread. The social structure is matrilineal, and although marriage into husbands is common, there is an age hierarchy with military overtones, and real political power is held by male elders.

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Japanese:

台湾の中部山地に居住する台湾先住民中の一民族。人口約 12万 5000と推計される。言語はオーストロネシア語族のインドネシア語派に属する。粟，きびなどを焼畑耕作するが，19世紀末頃から，水牛犂耕を伴う水田稲作が普及。社会組織は母系制で，婿入り婚が行われているが，軍事的色彩を伴う年齢階梯制があって，政治の実権は男子長老が握っている。

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