Taai-oaan (Harnji): Difference between revisions

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Taai-oaan (Harnji: 臺灣/臺員/臺圓; Taioaan)

Put taai 🔊 (curving-up tone) together with oaan 🔊 (also curving-up)
We write this as Template:Y, because the curving-up tone converts to basic tone due to tone sandhi.
Modern Literal Taiwanese is inclined to the Ciangciw-oe variant. IPA: tai˧˧uan˧˥ 🔊
- You will also hear the Zoanciw-oe "accent" in the north of Taiwan. IPA: tai˨˩uan˧˥ 🔊

The name "Taiwan" is derived from the ethnonym of a tribe in the southwest part of the island.
Use of the current Chinese name 臺灣 was formalized as early as 1684 with the establishment of Taiwan Prefecture.
However, in Taiwanese, "灣" is usually read oafn 🔊 (high tone/#1), not oaan 🔊 (curving up tone/#5).
Thus it appears that Taioaan is more closely related to historical variants 臺員 and 臺圓, where 員 and 圓 are both properly read as oaan 🔊 (buun readings).
You will find other cases where Taiwanese does not quite align with written Harnji: Køelaang, Bafngkaq, Pangkiøo

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 *The name "Taiwan" is derived from the ethnonym of a tribe in the southwest part of the island.
-*Use of the current Chinese name 臺灣 was formalized as early as 1684 with the establishment of {{w|Taiwan Prefecture}}.
+*Use of the current Chinese name 臺灣 was formalized as early as 1684 with the establishment of [[Taiwan Prefecture]].
 *However, in Taiwanese, "{{wt|灣}}" is usually read ''{{tts|oafn}}'' ([[Køtiau|high tone]]/#1), not ''{{tts|oaan}}'' ([[Hoesoaan-ym|curving up tone]]/#5).
 *Thus it appears that ''Taioaan'' is more closely related to historical variants {{wt|臺員|臺員}} and {{wt|臺圓|臺圓}}, where 員 and 圓 are both properly read as ''{{tts|oaan}}'' (''[[Buun-peh-i-thak|buun]]'' readings).