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A frequency analysis was performed on the headwords of the ''[[Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan]]'' (as found in ''[[MoeDict]]''). All sections were used except Japanese loanwords and idioms, but only main headwords were included (alternate readings were excluded). Each [[TRS]] was broken down into syllables, yielding a total of 37,678 syllables, which included 2,128 distinct syllables. The syllables are sorted by frequency (count), then alphabetically, written in the original TRS, along with conversions to [[POJ]] and MTL | A frequency analysis was performed on the headwords of the ''[[Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan]]'' (as found in ''[[MoeDict]]''). All sections were used except Japanese loanwords and idioms, but only main headwords were included (alternate readings were excluded). Each [[TRS]] was broken down into syllables, yielding a total of 37,678 syllables, which included 2,128 distinct syllables. The syllables are sorted by frequency (count), then alphabetically, written in the original TRS, along with conversions to [[POJ]] and MTL. | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
Revision as of 11:03, 30 October 2019
The syllables in the Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan were counted in the original TRS and are shown here in MTL. The ten most frequent are: ar (867), thaau (291), kofng (170), chiuo (163), zuie (161), hofng (156), laang (152), sym (147), khaf (140), seg (133).
The next 90 most frequent syllables are: hoad, ky, khix, syn, toa, kef, bøo, bin, kaf, te, chiaf, lie, lo, iuu, cie, sw, jiin, su, sefng, zhuix, oe, hwn, zhaix, kafng, zuo, tai, zhud, zeeng, khie, sii, heeng, hoea, jit, lek, køf, kex, kym, sex, hoe, siofng, ho, zexng, of, leeng, kii, hii, hoef, siøf, kor, lieen, koafn, zefng, bak, si, to, goa, bie, goaan, siin, buun, siw, nii, zex, peh, hoong, hae, cid, au, tong, tiofng, kefng, kaw, pud, tien, mngg, teng, kaux, kog, kae, tee, boea, ix, sie, buo, sexng, kerng, ciah, biin, tngg, khuy
Method
A frequency analysis was performed on the headwords of the Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan (as found in MoeDict). All sections were used except Japanese loanwords and idioms, but only main headwords were included (alternate readings were excluded). Each TRS was broken down into syllables, yielding a total of 37,678 syllables, which included 2,128 distinct syllables. The syllables are sorted by frequency (count), then alphabetically, written in the original TRS, along with conversions to POJ and MTL.