Description: The opening paragraphs of the Gospel of Matthew in the Sinkang (Xingang) language of Taiwan. This translation dates from the first half of the 17th century. The lefthand-side is Dutch. This orthography is a predecessor of the Xingang Writing (新港文書), a kind of land contract written by Plain Aborigines (平埔族) of the Xingang Tribe (新港社), Taiwan, between later half of 17 century and first half of 19 century.
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