Before 1945, the most widely spoken language in Taiwan was Tâi-gí (also known as Taiwanese [台語] or Taiwanese Hokkien). It was used across many of Taiwan’s ethnic communities, especially Taiwan’s ethnic majority population (sometimes referred to as the “Holo” or “Hoklo” population). However, due to almost a century of language repression policies, Tâi-gí use has declined sharply. Over 60 percent of Taiwanese people believe Tâi-gí is at risk of becoming endangered, but onl...
