Bogger ashaw [1] cites a 1962 study as noting that Taiwan’s first periodical, a Presbyterian newsletter, was in romanized Taiwanese [2]. Meanwhile, squabbling is underway over the romanization systems – the Tongyong Pinyin schemes – for Taiwanese dialects [3] (Minnan, Hoklo, Hokkien etc). In this case, the author is a backer of the Tongyong system for Taiwanese.
Taiwan: Romanization
· Written by Jeff Ooi
Categories: East Asia, Taiwan (ROC)