Taiwanese Hokkien
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Taiwanese Hokkien (Taioaan-oe), commonly known as Taiwanese, also known as Hoklo
- During the Japanese era (1895–1945), the mixture of accents spoken in Taiwan became popularly known as Taiwanese (Jidguo: 臺灣語 Taiwango)
- Prior to this development, Hokkien was referred to as Hoklo or simply Chinese, as in James W. Davidson's 1903 The Island of Formosa and the works of William Campbell
- A Beginner's Guide to Taiwanese provides an introduction to Taiwanese phonology and Modern Literal Taiwanese writing system