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	Takopueanu is a branch of Bunun. It is said that their ancestors first lived on Mt. Jade, later moved southward to Laonong River (Kaohsiung County Tao Yuan High School, Taoyuan Village) and then to the east bank of Nansinsian River, and finally settled in Alishan County Sinmei Village and established Takopueanu about 400 years ago.
	There are several names for Takopueanu. In Sinmei Village it is usually called “Takupueanu” but “Takupuanu” in the map while in Bunun it is called “Takupulong”. We can understand that they all refer to the same tribe from the names themselves. However, there are two more strange names in the earlier data, i.e., “Taguifo” and “Daguifo”. We cannot understand what “fo” in “Taguifo” mean and how it relates to “Takopueanu”. But we soon realized that “Taguifo” was exactly “Takupu” when the teacher told us to pronounce it with Taiwanese accents.
	Tsou has a history of 350 years. At that time, Takopueanu had more people than Tsou and so threatened Tsou’s security. They often conflicted with “Samiji Village” (Shanmei Village) and attacked northward “Tfuya Village” along Zengwen River. “Tfuya” had to send a clan to guard against them in “Lslsuya” (Leye Village).
	About 200 years ago, there was a rapid fall in Takopueanu’s population with wars and plague. In case of the revenge of Tfuya Village Takopueanu turned to Tapaytt Village for protection. So its customs and language were greatly influenced by Tapaytt Village.