Gilbertus Happart
Encyclopedia
Gilbertus Happart was a seventeenth-century Dutch
missionary to Formosa (now known as Taiwan
). He was stationed in the village of Favorlang (modern-day Huwei
) and wrote a dictionary of the Favorlang language
of the inhabitants.
Dutch people
The Dutch people are an ethnic group native to the Netherlands. They share a common culture and speak the Dutch language. Dutch people and their descendants are found in migrant communities worldwide, notably in Suriname, Chile, Brazil, Canada, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, and the United...
missionary to Formosa (now known as Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
). He was stationed in the village of Favorlang (modern-day Huwei
Huwei
Huwei is an urban township in Yunlin County, Taiwan. It has a population of about 67,000. Its seventeenth century name was Favorlang.Huwei was nicknamed the Capital of Sugar during the Japanese era in Taiwan....
) and wrote a dictionary of the Favorlang language
Favorlang language
Favorlang is an extinct Formosan language closely related to Babuza.Although Favorlang is considered by Taiwanese linguist Paul Jen-kuei Li to be a separate language, it is nevertheless very closely related to Babuza. In fact, the name Favorlang is derived from Babuza...
of the inhabitants.