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384<br />

APPENDIX<br />

(5) Present-day Sek-hwan Version.<br />

" Niam a A-bah kai-dih ba bau ka-wuss. Ni-suh a la-ngat<br />

tsah, ma-su-zau-u hau riak. Pa-pang-a-sai ni-suh-ah ki-nu la-an.<br />

Pa-pa i ta-du-i ki-ni-sui-a li-ni Xa-dan, di-ni da-Xuh hai-ki, ba<br />

bau ka-wuss. Ba-Xei au-no da-li-o nu-sau-a ki-na-sa-de-lan<br />

yam-i-kah, i-la a na pi-ter-ut-o niam-a-ki-na sa-de-lan. A-na<br />

pa-pa Xi-ta-lam-i yam-i-a ai-za sei-sei. Tu-tul-i niam-mih<br />

pa-ter-ia-di de-sa-del. Hhamoh ki-nu la-an, wa-rut Xi-na ria-<br />

ria-kan, ka kai-i swoan da-duah, mau sei-o ma-si-lo ba-zu ba-<br />

zoach. Lai-ki naim-a hi-niss-a Xi-na la-tu-dan."<br />

(6) Romanized Chinese used by Christians in <strong>Formosa</strong>.<br />

" Goan e Pe toa ti thi-nih, goan li mia tsoe seng ; li e kok<br />

lim-kau, li e chi-i tioh chia ti toe-nih chhin-chhiu ti thi-nih ;<br />

so tioh eng e bi-niu kin-a-jit ho goan ; goan sia-bian tek-tsoe<br />

goan 6 lang, kui sia-bian goan e tsoe ; boh-tit ho goan tu-tioh<br />

chhi, tioh goan chhut phai ; in-ui kok, koan-leng, eng-kng,<br />

long si li e kau tai-tai ;<br />

sim so goan."<br />

(7) Psalmanaazaar's Fictitious Version.*<br />

"<br />

Amy Pornio dan chin Ornio viey, Gnayjorhe sai Lory,<br />

Eyfodere sai Bagalin, Jorhe sai domion apo chin Ornio, kai chin<br />

Badi eyen, Amy khatsada nadakchion toye ant nadayi, kay<br />

rodonaye ant amy sochin, apo ant radonem amy sochiackchin,<br />

bagne ant kau chin malaboski, ali abinaye ant tuen Broskaey,<br />

kens sai vie Bagalin, kay Fary, kay Barhaniaan chinania sendabey,<br />

Amien."<br />

*The late Dr. Terrien De Lacouperie gave widespread currency<br />

to his belief that<br />

the language represented here was not fictitious after all, but no satisfactory evidence<br />

has yet been produced to upset Psalmanaazaar's own confession of deliberate forgery.<br />

See Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society. Vol. xix, p. 413 ; the Academy for gth April, 1887 ;<br />

and the present writer's Articles of Christian Instruction in Favorlang-<strong>Formosa</strong>n, pp. xvii.

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