Elihu Doty
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Elihu Doty was a 19th-century American missionary and linguist known for his pioneering role in developing and promoting the Pe̍h-ōe-jī romanization system for Southern Min (Hokkien) Chinese.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Elihu Doty canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American
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Christian missionary ⓘ human ⓘ linguist ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 19th century ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
Christian missionary linguistics in China
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Pe̍h-ōe-jī romanization system NERFINISHED ⓘ romanization of Southern Min ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | American ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Chinese linguistics
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Christian missions ⓘ Southern Min language NERFINISHED ⓘ linguistics ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| influenced | later missionaries using Pe̍h-ōe-jī ⓘ |
| knownFor |
developing Pe̍h-ōe-jī for Southern Min
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pioneering role in Pe̍h-ōe-jī ⓘ promoting Pe̍h-ōe-jī romanization ⓘ |
| languageWorkedOn |
Chinese
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Hokkien NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Min NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
missionary work in the 19th century
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work on Pe̍h-ōe-jī romanization ⓘ |
| occupation |
linguist
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missionary ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
China
NERFINISHED
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East Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| usedWritingSystem | Pe̍h-ōe-jī NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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