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26 The Article. ; îⁿ-îⁿ--kâi,
 * the round one. sì-pang--kâi, the square one.


 * saⁿ-kak-hĩⁿ kâi,
 * the three cornered one.


 * sĩ chhēng-tn̂g-saⁿ kâi,
 * it is the one wearing a long gown.


 * sĩ tì-kûe-lo̍ih kâi,
 * it is the one who has on a bamboo hat.


 * sĩ chiàⁿ-ji̍p--kâi,
 * it is the one who has just entered.


 * sĩ hṳ́ àiⁿ-chhut-mn̂g kâi,
 * it is that one about to go out at the door.


 * ũ-kái-nâng chõ tõ-íⁿ,
 * there is a man sitting in the chair.


 * tõ-íⁿ chõ-ũ kâi-nâng,
 * in the chair sitting there is a man.


 * tõ-íⁿ chõ--kâi-nâng,
 * the man sitting in the chair.


 * i-nâng chõ-tõ-íⁿ,
 * he, the man, was sitting in the chair.


 * nâng ũ-poiⁿ-mīn,
 * the man had a pitted face.


 * ũ-poiⁿ-mīn nâng,
 * a man with a pitted face.


 * poiⁿ-mīn-nâng tàⁿ,
 * the man with a pitted face said.


 * biē-chôiⁿ ũ sêng-chhiū,
 * before the temple there was a banyan tree.


 * biē-chôiⁿ kâi-sêng-chhiū,
 * the banyan which was before the temple.


 * i sĩ siá-jī kâi,
 * he is a writer.


 * siá-jī--kâi chiũ-sĩ chí-kâi,
 * this is the one that is the writer.


 * chiá m̄-sĩ, hṳ́ iā-m̄-sĩ,
 * this is not (the one), and that also is not (the one).


 * thâng-chá lâi bōi-hṳ̂--kâi sĩ lṳ́ mē?
 * the one that came a while ago to sell fish, was it you.


 * úa chiũ-sĩ,
 * I am (the one).


 * phah-mn̂g--kâi chiũ-sĩ chí-kâi ā?
 * the one that knocked at the door, is this he, eh?


 * m̄-sĩ chí-kâi ā,
 * it was not this one (said doubtingly).


 * gû-chú sĩ tî-tiâng?
 * who is the owner of the ox?


 * gû-chú kâi-miâⁿ kiè-chò A-sam,
 * the owner of the cow, his name is called A Sam.


 * póu-ôi kâi-nâng lâi,
 * the (or a) shoemaker has come.


 * cha-ji̍t lâi chò-ôi--kâi tõ-mn̂g-gūa,
 * the shoemaker who came yesterday, is outside the door.


 * ta̍t-chîⁿ--kâi sĩ chí-kâi,
 * the valuable one is this one.


 * siãng-chhiet-iàu sĩ chièⁿ-seⁿ,
 * the most important (thing) is thus and so.


 * i só-khí kâi-chhù sĩ chhâ--chò-kâi,
 * the house which he built is a wooden one.