Here they proliferated, and as the tribe grew ever larger, it expanded to all sides.Early arrivals to Taiwan, they encountered less resistance, and they are now spread across half of Taiwan's mountainous interior.
他們在此繁衍生聚，並隨著族群的日益擴大，進而向四方擴展。由於泰雅族來台的時間甚早，族群擴張的阻力也較少，目前的分佈，幾佔台灣山地的二分之一。