With the additional loss of their mother tongue, a lack of attention to their music and dance rituals along with the rise of the Paiwan and Ami, the Puyuma lost their status. The esteem and self-confidence of their ancestors turned to a self-deprecation which has spilled over to affect their preservation of, and identification with, traditional Puyuma culture.
再加上母語流失，音樂舞蹈祭典不受重視，又有排灣和阿美乘機而起，卑南地位沒落，族人的優越與自信轉成自卑，並波及對傳統文化的保存與認同。