MALEISCH - HOILANDSCH - ATJEHSCHE WOORDENLIJST
MALAY, HOLLANDSCH, ATJEHSCHE GLOSSARY
With the compilation of this work I have thought that I have been able to somewhat satisfy a long-felt need. Time will tell whether I have succeeded. A scientific or scholarly work is not my writing; it contains only a true record of words that I have collected during my almost four-year stay at Kotta Kadja (Great Aceh), using the information provided to me by skilled Acehers. If I am not mistaken, a work such as this in the field of the Acehian language, with the exception of some 200 words published by the Batavian Society of Arts and Sciences, is the firstfruits. No matter how poorly put together, I hope that it may lead to a better knowledge of the language of a country where the Dutch tricolor has been flying for seven years.
With the compilation of this work I have thought that I have been able to somewhat satisfy a long-felt need. Time will tell whether I have succeeded. A scientific or scholarly work is not my writing; it contains only a true record of words that I have collected during my almost four-year stay at Kotta Kadja (Great Aceh), using the information provided to me by skilled Acehers. If I am not mistaken, a work such as this in the field of the Acehian language, with the exception of some 200 words published by the Batavian Society of Arts and Sciences, is the firstfruits. No matter how poorly put together, I hope that it may lead to a better knowledge of the language of a country where the Dutch tricolor has been flying for seven years.
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