My comment: Oh my, the mythical 矮黑人 may be real! They appear in aboriginal folklores.
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(1) Vaudine England, China 'stumbling' in the Pacific. BBC, July 24, 2009
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8166638.stm
(“The report, titled ‘China: stumbling through the Pacific’ is based on research by Lowy Institute research fellow Fergus Hanson”)
My comment: There is no need to read this.
(2) Offbeat And Quirky, World Games Make Their Mark In Taiwan. Reuters, July 24, 2009.
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2009/07/24/world/international-uk-taiwan-worldgames.html
Malagasy language
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malagasy_language
(national language of Madasgascar; "The Malagasy language is unrelated to nearby African languages, instead being the westernmost member of the Malayo-Polynesian branch of the Austronesian language family, a fact noted as long ago as the eighteenth century")
(2) But I was reluctant to discuss about the findings. There is no scientific publication yet. So I do not know a lot of things, such as what they find, how researchers know they were 矮黑人, particularly the "blackness"--for skeletons may reveal their stature.
【 在 choi 的大作中提到: 】
: (1) You mentioned a language.
: Malagasy language
: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malagasy_language
: (national language of Madasgascar; "The Malagasy language is unrelated to nearby African languages, instead being the westernmost member of the Malayo-Polynesian branch of the Austronesian language fa
: (以下引言省略...)
(1) Upon reading your posting, I knew what I wanted to say. Sorry that I did not have time to reply until now.
(2) You talked about DNA. Maybe you know something in that field. I do not.
(3) You also stated, "说明台湾即使有过矮黑人也基本上被取代而不是同化."
That is what folklore suggests. See
Ralph Jennings, "Negritos" celebrated as early Taiwan settlers. Reuters, Nov. 17, 2008.
http://www.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idUSTRE4AG16W20081117
(Saisiyat tribe "killed what they believe to be the last village of Negritos in a battle over women 1,000 to 2,000 years ago")
【 在 choi 的大作中提到: 】
: (1) Upon reading your posting, I knew what I wanted to say. Sorry that I did not have time to reply until now.
: (2) You talked about DNA. Maybe you know something in that field. I do not.
: (3) You also stated, "说明台湾即使有过矮黑人也基本上被取代而不是同化."
: (以下引言省略...)