Taiguo

Template:Y (MTLP: Taai+guo; 臺語/台語; spoken Taiwanese, Taioan'oe)

Notes

• In Tailaam, Tvafkao, Taitiofng, people are inclined to say Taigie 🔊
• However, people in Taipag will lean toward saying Taiguo 🔊 (see Zoanciw-oe)
• Written Taiwanese is inclined to use Taiguo, which uses the literary reading of 語 (Template:TEk). This is Zoanciw-oe, even though Modern Literal Taiwanese follows Ciangciw-oe tone sandhi.

Etymology

• The concept of Taiguo originated during the Japanese era, from Jidguo: 台湾語 'Taiwan go'
• Prior to this development, Hokkien language was referred to as Hoklo or simply Chinese, as in James W. Davidson's The Island of Formosa and the works of William Campbell

Goaxpo Lienkied

• Ohtaigi.com
• Template:Cuankho