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* [[k]]/[[g]] ({{w|Velar stop}}, 喉頂促音): {{x|pak}}, {{x|pag}} (''to lease, north'') | * [[k]]/[[g]] ({{w|Velar stop}}, 喉頂促音): {{x|pak}}, {{x|pag}} (''to lease, north'') | ||
*Note: The glottal "q" often [[tone sandhi|sandhi]]'s into [[shouting tone]]: {{x|bahzaxng}} | *Note: The glottal "q" often [[tone sandhi|sandhi]]'s into [[shouting tone]]: {{x|bahzaxng}} | ||
Only about 30 short-tone finals are commonly used (29 high-short and 33 low-short are counted in the ''[[Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan]]''). | |||
== Chiok'ym == | == Chiok'ym == | ||
Revision as of 16:31, 20 July 2018
Short tones in Taiwanese end with h, p, t, or k sounds. In MTL the low short tones end with q, b, d, or g.
Word-final stops
Stop consonants and examples:
- h/q (Glottal stop, 開放促音): ciah, phaq (eat, hit)
- p/b (Bilabial stop, 唇上促音): zap, kab (ten, with)
- t/d (Alveolar stop, 舌前促音): zhat, pad (thief, eight)
- k/g (Velar stop, 喉頂促音): pak, pag (to lease, north)
- Note: The glottal "q" often sandhi's into shouting tone: bahzaxng
Only about 30 short-tone finals are commonly used (29 high-short and 33 low-short are counted in the Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan).
Chiok'ym
Tefym (短音‡ short tones) / chiok'ym (促音 short tone)
- køf-chiok'ym (高促音 high, #8, 5ʔ)
- tef-chiok'ym (低促音 low, #4, 3ʔ)