Short tones

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Short tones (checked tone) in Taiwanese end with h, p, t, or k sounds. In MLT, the high-short tones end with h, p, t, or k, and the low-short tones end with q, b, d, or g.

Word-final stops

Stop consonants and examples:

Almost all non-v-nasalized vowels have a short version, leading to about 30 short finals. About half of v-nasalized vowels can end with h, adding 6 more. See: Table of all MLT finals

Gwsuu

See also