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Sirayans

Sirayans is the plural of Sirayan.

Meaning of Sirayan

Noun

Sirayan (countable and uncountable, plural Sirayans)

  1. (countable) A member of the Siraya tribe.
    • In Sirayan society, the Reverend Candidius observed that the Sirayans had a different definition of "sins", which he considered were merely "fanciful inventions" not forbidden by the Law of God.2008, Chiu Hsin-Hui, The Colonial 'civilizing Process' in Dutch Formosa: 1624 - 1662, →ISBN, page 135
  2. (uncountable) The traditional language of the Sirayans.
    • While texts in Sirayan and other aboriginal languages are lost, there is still a substantial extant corpus of texts in Sinckan and Favorlang.2016, Ulrich L. Lehner, Richard A. Muller, A.G. Roeber, The Oxford Handbook of Early Modern Theology, 1600-1800, →ISBN

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Questions about Sirayans

What is Sirayans the plural of?
Sirayans is the plural of Sirayan.

Words near Sirayans in the dictionary

  1. Siravos
  2. Sirawai
  3. Siraya
  4. Sirayaic
  5. Sirayan
  6. Sirayans
  7. Sirač
  8. sirband
  9. sirbands
  10. Sirbonian
  11. SIRC

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