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The Modern Literal Taiwanese alphabet was "designed in accord with international usage". It uses 27 letters: all the letters in the {{w|English alphabet}}, plus the Scandinavian [[ø]].
The Modern Literal Taiwanese alphabet consists of 27 letters: all the letters in the {{w|English alphabet}}, plus the Scandinavian [[ø]].


[[File:Taiwanese alphabet.mp3]]
[[File:Taiwanese alphabet.mp3]]
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* Helper note (*): ''efhw'' and ''exkix''.
* Helper note (*): ''efhw'' and ''exkix''.
   
   
== Consonants ==  
== Consonants ==
* All 18 initial consonants: p, ph, m, b, t, th, n, l, k, kh, h, g, c, ch, s, j, z, zh.
* 18 initial consonants: '''p, ph, m, b, t, th, n, l, k, kh, h, g, c, ch, s, j, z, zh'''.
* Five are [[aspirated consonant]]s: ph, th, kh, ch, zh. The last one is called "{{x|zheq}}".
* Five are [[aspirated consonant]]s: '''ph, th, kh, ch, zh'''. The last one is called "{{x|zheq}}".
* ''s'' and ''j'' are "fricatives" (turbulent) when followed by ''i'' (IPA: [ɕ], [ʑ]).
* Most others are pronounced similar to original Latin or in general European languages


[[File:py, phy, mi, bi, ty, thvy, ny, li, ky, khy, hy, gi, cy, chy, sy, ji, zef, zheq.mp3|thumb|none|The initial consonants]]
[[File:py, phy, mi, bi, ty, thvy, ny, li, ky, khy, hy, gi, cy, chy, sy, ji, zef, zheq.mp3|thumb|none|The initial consonants. '''s''' and '''j''' are "fricatives" (turbulent) when followed by ''i'' (IPA: [ɕ], [ʑ])]]
[[File:Initial consonants_slow.mp3|thumb|none|All the consonants (slower), plus {{x|sw}} and {{x|juo}} (non-turbulent)]]
[[File:Initial consonants_slow.mp3|thumb|none|All the consonants (slower), plus {{x|sw}} and {{x|juo}} (non-fricative)]]


== Vowels ==
== Vowels ==
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