Gongliao (貢寮; “Tribute Hut”) District
Transliteration into Hoklo Taiwanese 摃仔 (gong-a; “hit + noun suffix; characters that have different meaning in Mandarin) of Basay aboriginal place name Kona, meaning “trap for catching wild animals”. To this was added 寮 (liao; “hut”).
Under Japanese rule, the middle syllable was dropped and the first character changed from 摃 (gong; "to hit") to 貢 (gong; "tribute").
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¬ Exploring Taiwan's history, culture and languages through its place names
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