Taiguo
Taiguo 🔊 (台語; spoken Taiwanese language)
Etymology
- The concept of Taiguo originated during the Japanese era (Jidguo: 台湾語 Taiwan go)
- Prior to this development, Hokkien language was referred to as Hoklo or simply Chinese, as in James W. Davidson's The Island of Formosa and the works of William Campbell
- see also Taioan'oe
Notes
- In Tailaam, Tvafkao, Taitiofng, people are inclined to say Taigie 🔊 (see Ciangciw-oe)
- However, people in Taipag will lean toward saying Taiguo (see Zoanciw-oe)
- Taiguo uses the literary reading of 語 (guo).