Promoting Taiwanese language usage in Taiwan

Taipei City Council forms Taiwanese Language Revitalization Caucus Civic groups call for wider everyday use of Taiwanese Keoni Everington, Taiwan News (5/6/26) (in Mandarin) statistics show that in 2020, 66.4% of people primarily used Mandarin, while 31.7% used Taiwanese as their main language, CNA reported. However, 54.3% reported using Taiwanese as a secondary language, indicating that many people have some ability in the language but lack an environment in which to use it. AntC observes: The caucus is looking to the mechanisms of the Development of National Languages Act — whose purpose I understand to be to defend threatened/minority languages, especially the indigenous Austronesian ones.I'd say you can hear Taiwanese being used for everyday purposes; but perhaps less so in Taipei City or amongst youngsters. Selected readings "Speaking Taiwanese as a Second Language in Taiwan" (9/28/21) "Battle for Taiwanese" (1/24/23)