Koa-á books

Taiwanese vernacular literature
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Koa-á book

Koa-á books (Hokkien: Koa-á-chheh; hàn-jī: 歌仔冊) is a form of vernacular literature of Hokkien language written in Chinese characters, and it is popular in the Taiwanese and Chinese societies where Hoklo people live. Written Hokkien in hàn-jī system are deeply influenced by koa-á characters.

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