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== Frequency == | == Frequency == | ||
The top five frequently occurring consonants in ''[[MoeDict]]'' are: ''k'', ''s'', <none>, ''t'', and ''h''. The three least frequently are ''j'', ''m'', and ''n''. ''K'' appears nearly 4,300 times, but ''n'' appears only 374 times. | |||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
Revision as of 23:32, 26 July 2019
The 18 initial consonants in the MTL system are: p, ph, m, b, t, th, n, l, k, kh, h, g, c, ch, s, j, z, zh.
| 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 |
Note: s and j are slightly different when followed by i versus other vowels.
Frequency
The top five frequently occurring consonants in MoeDict are: k, s, <none>, t, and h. The three least frequently are j, m, and n. K appears nearly 4,300 times, but n appears only 374 times.