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Kavalan (Kebalan/kbalan) was formerly spoken in the Northeast coast area of Taiwan by the Kavalan people (噶瑪蘭). It is an East Formosan language of the Austronesian family.Kavalan is no longer spoken in its original area. As of 1930 it was used only as a home language. As of 1987 it was still spoken in Atayal territories. In 2000 this language was still reported to be spoken by 24 speakers but considered moribund.
