Amis

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From Old French Amis, a given name and nickname, from Latin amīcus (“friend”).

Amis

1. A surname from Old French.

• Amyas

Borrowed from Amis amis (“north”), ultimately from Proto-Austronesian *qamiS (“north wind”). Compare Sakizaya amis (“north”).

Amis pl (plural only)

1. Amis people, an ethnic group in Taiwan
   • 2021 July 6, “'Goddess of weightlifting' Kuo carries Taiwan's Olympic hopes”, in France 24‎^[1], archived from the original on 06 July 2021:

     A member of Taiwan's indigenous Amis tribe, Kuo showed sporting talent at an early age, training in judo, basketball and athletics in her native Taitung county.

Amis

1. The language of these people.

• Wiktionary's coverage of Amis terms

• ISO 639-3 code ami (SIL)
• Ethnologue entry for Amis, ami ⁠

• ISAM, Isam, M'sia, MIAs, Masi, Mias, Sami, Siam, Sima, Sámi, aims, saim, siam, sima

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Amis

1. plural of Ami
2. genitive singular of Ami