子供 Child 水子供養 /水子地藏  @Sendai Japan Note 276  Korko ta'ai (child-size people lived in tayoiru  ) Korko rusug (child-size monkey）（monkey-like people living in cave) Source 1935 1. korko 子供 child/children in Japanese.  Therefore korko used for paSta'ay context could not have existed before 1895. 2. ta'ai are people who lived in ta'ai 大隘 (footnote 6 page 125). Ta'ai  大隘 is a Hakka establishment founded in 1835. Therefore ta'ai used for paSta'ay context could not have existed before 1835. 3.rusung for monkey 猿 is Mal (Malaysia). Japanese identify/suggest language origin all through the reports. 4. Both Saiyahoru (1914) and Sairakis (1935) are synonym of Ta'ai  大隘. Saiyahoru refers to Ta'ai clan (people). Sairakis refers to  Ta'ai village (place). Shipaji is 上坪溪 Shangpingxi. (Source - Paul Barclay Lafayette digital) 5. Who are the ta'ai? Google translate result with my very minor edit.  "Long ago, I heard the sound of people talking in a cave....

Portugal 2023 inspired me to 'note things down' @Lisbon Note 238  Tagalog and Malay in Peru!  Spanish " Raya"  Meaning   Stripe " Paso de la Raya "    is at an altitude of 4335 meters above sea level.   Th e highest point of the journey to Cusco and Puno . Scenic view of stripe (line) where mountains meet. Raya  linguistics I later found shared with Spanish 1.  Tagalog raya  meaning  stripe, line. 2.  Malay raya meaning high ground, greatness,  related terms like hari raya in Malay mean "grand day" or "great celebration". Note 239  Pina" (or  piña ) means  pineapple in Spanish and Tagalog Lima Peru Lisbon Portugal Piña Tagalog  is a traditional Philippine fiber made from the leaves of the pineapple plant. Note 240  Madagascar-Austronesian seafaring origin.  Really quite far, isn’t it. Portuguese went along Madagascar but didn’t set afoot because their destination was India (149...