Dictionarium Sino-Hispanicum
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Universidad de Barcelona
National Tsinghua University Press
Universidad de Barcelona
1604
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Spanish-era, Hokkien, Sangley, Dictionary
Abstract
This manuscript is a collection of the Biblioteca Angelica in Rome, Italy. It was compiled by the Jesuit Pedro Chirino with collaboration of some Chinese people in the Philippines in 1604. The manuscript used by the Spanish for learning Hokkien is divided into two parts: a miscellaneous assortment of words and a list of daily expressions. The former follows the contents of zazi (雜字), a book that was popular in Southern Fujian, and contains words of daily life, whereas the latter is a selection of daily sentences. Beside the words and expressions, corresponding Spanish words and transcriptions of Hokkien pronunciation are also provided. This manuscript is the earliest known text regarding the linguistic exchange between the Spanish and the Hokkien people, making it a valuable asset of Memory of the World.