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Here is a list of all 18 initial consonants in the [[MTL]] system:
Here is a list of all 18 initial consonants in the [[MTL]] system:


[[File:Initial_consonants_slow.mp3|thumb|none|p, ph, m, b, t, th, n, l, k, kh, h, g, c(i), ch(i), s(i), j(i), z, zh, s, j]]
[[File:Initial_consonants.mp3|thumb|none|The consonants: p, ph, m, b, t, th, n, l, k, kh, h, g, c(i), ch(i), s(i), j(i), z, zh, s, j]]
[[File:Initial consonants_slow.mp3|thumb|none|The consonants (slower)]]
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Revision as of 15:30, 27 December 2018

Here is a list of all 18 initial consonants in the MTL system:

The consonants: p, ph, m, b, t, th, n, l, k, kh, h, g, c(i), ch(i), s(i), j(i), z, zh, s, j
File:Initial consonants slow.mp3
The consonants (slower)
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

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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