Rukai (Chinese: 魯凱族) is one tribe of Taiwanese aborigines. They live in the mountains of southern Taiwan. In the year 2000 the Rukai numbered 12,084. This was approximately 3% of Taiwan's total indigenous population, making them the fifth-largest tribal group. [1] The Rukai were also called Tsarisen, which means "people living in the mountain".
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