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Here is a listing of all 18 | Here is a listing of all 18 initial consonants in the [[MTL]] system. Ordered by frequency across the headwords of the ''[[MoeDict]]'', they are: k, s, <none>, t, h, l, p, z, kh, b, th, zh, c, g, ch, ph, j, m, n. ''K'' appears nearly 4,300 times, whereas ''n'' only 374 times. | ||
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== See also == | == See also == | ||
* [[List of all finals in | * [[List of all finals in MTL]] | ||
* [[Frequently-Used Syllables in Frequently-Used Words of Taiwanese Hokkien]] | * [[Frequently-Used Syllables in Frequently-Used Words of Taiwanese Hokkien]] | ||
Revision as of 20:53, 3 May 2018
Here is a listing of all 18 initial consonants in the MTL system. Ordered by frequency across the headwords of the MoeDict, they are: k, s, <none>, t, h, l, p, z, kh, b, th, zh, c, g, ch, ph, j, m, n. K appears nearly 4,300 times, whereas n only 374 times.
| MTL | Approx. | Example | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| p | spin | papaf | father |
| ph | pin | phaq | to hit |
| m | Mimi | mi | noodle |
| b | mumble | baq | meat |
| t | stem | tit | straight |
| th | Thomas | theh | to take |
| n | neat | nii | year |
| l | lima | laang | person |
| k | ski | kaf | to add |
| kh | key | khix | to go |
| h | heap | hii | fish |
| g | gaggle | go | five |
| c(i) | gee | ciaf | here |
| ch(i) | cheese | chiaf | car |
| s | she / saw | si | is; yes |
| j | vision / zeta | jit | sun; day |
| z | yards | zef | this |
| zh | Tsai (Ts'ai) | zhaix | vegetable |