dutch pronunciation january march dutch protestant missionary wrote extensively language born netherlands missionary early twenties arrived dutch_east_indies tasked studied detail contemporaries gaining appreciation language missionary activities begun failure tasked translating people highly valued poetry translation prose hoping help readers entertain new ideas returned netherlands leader promoting missionary activity predominantly muslim western portion wrote extensively including grammar bible translation little lasting impact later works remained use early life missionary work born netherlands january son worker worked printer office began training missionary having studied months previous year finished training december left capital dutch colony arrival april sent town april married years younger baptised christians husband wife named continued treat teacher help missionaries spread christianity death began study language people inhabited area eventually according insight deeper knowledge contemporary missionaries government workers later missionaries study language detail left went majority city found little success preaching european citizens city converting opened school home provided free education secular religious studies class students total grew quickly peak school students government funded school opened students moved avoid christian teachings remaining students ethnic chinese converted bible translation published grammar language titled der manual writing language reluctantly method developed colonial government year tasked translating left school hands fellow missionary der went worked translation period years found literature consisted predominantly poetry including narrative thought prose needed developed people embrace considered rarely read instead preferring listen educated persons sing verse contents written prose conveyed disliked poetry verse forms derived literary tradition write considered existing translation best language book print ultimately chose translate gospel john acts prose believing traditional convey new ideas hoping promote new spirit accessibility sake published script read unlike latin scripts area translation grew include 1890s bible little read later life returned netherlands wife leader holding office disputed idea missionary work focused non eastern portion colony believed instead missionary work western portion islam entrenched continued write missionary work language wrote series reviews language offered colonial government arguing content little value language artificial published dutch dictionary consulting works literature published history mission titled century mission dutch east indies described 19th century time extensive growth published revised version grammar working fellow missionary preached published dutch dictionary followed revised version dutch dictionary wife died september death led reduce workload found time publish memoirs looking life died years later march legacy recognised knight death writes dictionary grammar greater impact bible translations serving basis written grammar remains authoritative source despite colonial government limiting distribution afraid publication work christian missionaries provoke majority muslim educational institutions grammar translated indonesian republished
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