any one know this group from Taiwan? they are not Amis

not much info i can gather up from them except from wiki

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yami_people

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yami_language

Suzuka used to speak emphatically about the Tao people(yami) and the knowledgeable person that can shed light about them.

Tao people said they came from the South(possibly from the Ivatan), fleeing from a certain calamity and got separated from their homeland.

From what I had read, though their language is classified under the Philippine languages, the Ivatan branc, genetically they're closer to other aboriginal Formosans. They theorized that perhaps due to the constant interaction between the Yami & Ivatans, the Ivatan language was adopted & replaced their own indigenous language. Aren't the Yami the only Taiwanese aboriginal with a culture of seafaring?

Here's a nice video on the Yami I found on YT: Ivatan

Is it just me or does the Yami martial dance remind anyone else of SIPA or SEPAK TAKRAW? Sepak Takraw?

Pay attention to the leg style kicking in Sepak Takraw called cartwheel at 7:00 mark: Kick SIPA Up

genetic afinities between Yami and Ivatans

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Ivatan said the Yami Tao came from Itbayat. They are different type of people in Batanes, Although some Yami
Tao tribe understand the Ivatan dialect.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMlIV4yeW1c&list
They have the same culture in Batanes
Here's a video of the Yami Tribe

Here's our Ivatan check the comparison with Yami
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLqdEoEB9dM

Look at what they have in Batanes, A Boat Shaped Burial site



Nakamaya:

A Burial Jar that found in Quezon, Palawan from a Tabon Cave



They are still studying this artifacts that might have connection with us.