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Removing -Lice 取虱, Cooling- Off 納涼 - Ninety-Years (1930-2020) Relook

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These discoveries fall into places within two-months. Totally unplanned nor  predetermined, they just did. “1930s Myth and Tradition” language appears a mixture of old-Japanese, Proto , Formosan (Hokkien, Hakka and Contact languages).  Plus, in my opinion, highly-skillful and thoughtful writing-techniques for the contexts to be comprehensive, to make sense, to use, and to preserve. For proto and contact , Japanese identified by language-codes.  Such as IN. (Indonesia), Tag (Tagalog Philippine), Mal. (Malay) Bis.(Bisaya Philippine).  Linguistic comparisons (structures, usages and analyses) between the Formosans themselves and proto (and contact language) also provided and identified by language-code. Two months ago, I borrowed "Myth and Tradition 1935" from my neighbors for a browse. 取虱 (removing-lice) activity between mother and child of  Saisiyat taai chapter soon caught my eyes - the practice was mentioned at least twice (p.123 and 127). 虱 (lice) word o...