William Ashmore

“ Before any man can him I am afraid I shall be beaten. lṳ́ būe-tàn, lṳ́ chiũ tie̍h soin pun-i phah. Before you can say anything you will first have been beaten by him. Pot’l lṳ́ õi-pun-i phah tie̍h-a-bõi? Can you be beaten by him or not? bõi pun nâng phah. He can’t be beaten by people. eng-kai pun nâng phah. It is necessary to be beaten. ēng-pun i phah chiũ pun-i phah. If it is needful to be beaten, then I will be beaten by him. Subj. uá a-sĩ khṳt-i phah. If I am beaten by him. uá a-sĩ pun nâng phah. If I am beaten by people. ”