Incense "joss" is derived from the Latin "deus" (god) via the Portuguese "deos" through the Javanese "dejos", through Chinese pidgin English. The raw materials are powdered and then mixed together with a binder to form a paste, which, for direct burning incense, is then cut and dried into pellets. Incense of the Athonite Orthodox Christian tradition is made by powdering frankincense or fir resin, mixing it with essential oils. Floral fragrances are the most common, but citrus such as lemon is not uncommon. The incense mixture is then rolled out into a slab approximately 1 cm thick and left until the
Chinese Pidgin English the subject for the following clauses, although they do not explicitly state it. The omitted noun may also be loosely related to the predicate, rather than a subject or object. In the sentence below, meaning 'He won't sell at that price,' the omitted "that pricee" is neither a subject nor an object. A word derived from English "have" was the usual copula in CPE until 1930. It usually appears as "hab" or "hap". "Belong" is also used. After 1830 it became most common to omit the copula entirely. 'Chinese men are real rogues but that's how it is, can't help