Editing Kaohsiung (section)

===Languages===
{{see also|Languages of Taiwan|}}
The majority of those living in Kaohsiung can communicate in both [[Taiwanese Hokkien]] and  [[Standard Chinese|Mandarin]].  Some of the elderly who grew up during the Japanese colonization of Taiwan can communicate in Japanese, while most of the younger population have basic English skills.

Since the spread of Standard Chinese after the [[Chinese Civil War|Nationalist Government retreated to Taiwan in 1949]], [[Hakka Chinese]] and various [[Formosan languages]] are gradually no longer spoken with the new generation and many Formosan languages are therefore classified as [[Moribund language|moribund]] or [[endangered languages]] by the United Nations. Nowadays, only elder Hakka people mostly living in [[Meinong District|Meinong]], [[Liouguei District|Liouguei]], [[Shanlin District|Shanlin]] and [[Jiasian District|Jiasian]] districts can communicate in Hakka and elder Taiwanese aborigines living mostly in the rural districts of [[Namasia District|Namasia]] and [[Taoyuan District, Kaohsiung|Taoyuan]] can communicate with the aboriginal languages. The Taiwanese government has established special affairs committees for both the Aboriginals and the Hakkas to protect their language, culture, and minority rights.