依其聚居分布区域的不同，由南到北分为恒春阿美、台东（卑南）阿美、海岸阿美、秀姑峦阿美、南势阿美五大群落。
Anthropologists divide the tribe into five groups based on their distribution , namely the Hengchun , Taitung ( Beinan ), coastal , Xiuguluan and Nanshi Amis .
南势阿美