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Below is a chart of the '''Tones of Taiwanese''' and correspondence to '''Tones of [[Middle Chinese]]''' (yin/yang, [[im'ioong]]). [[File:Seven Tones.ogg|thumb|none|af, ar, ax, aq, aa, a, ah]]
'''Tones of Taiwanese'''. The traditional tone class categorization, named after the [[suosefng|tones]] of [[Middle Chinese]]:


[[Image:Taiwanese tones.png|thumb|none|The seven tones of Taiwanese.]]
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!Tone <br>number !! Name !! Description !! Pitch !! [[MTL]] !! Example
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!Order (順序)!!Name (調名)!!Description!!colspan=2|調值!![[POJ]]!![[MTL]]<br><small>{{tts|listen|af,ar,ax,aq,aa,af{,ah}}!!Example<br><small>{{tts|listen|say,hor,pax,piq,hiim,chviu,lok}}</small>
|1 || dark level ({{gs|ym-pviaa|陰平}}) || [[high tone|high]] || 55 || af || {{gs|say|獅}}
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|1||陰平 (yin level)||align=left|[[Køtiau-ym]] (高平音; High Tone)||˥˥||55||a||af||獅 ([[say]])
|2 || rising ({{gs|siorng|上}}) || [[shouting tone|shouting]] || 51 || ar || {{gs|hor|虎}}
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|2(6)||上 (rising)||align=left|[[Sioxngtut-ym]] (高降音; Shouting-Out Tone)||˥˩||51||á||ar||虎 ([[hor]])
|3 || dark departing ({{gs|ym-khix|陰去}}) || [[low tone|low falling]] || 31 || ax || {{gs|pax|豹}}
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|3||陰去 (yin departing)||align=left|[[Extut-ym]] (下突音; Low Falling Tone)||˧˩||31||à||ax||豹 ([[pax]])
|4 || dark entering ({{gs|ym-jip|陰入}}) || [[short tones|low short]] || 3ʔ || aq || {{gs|piq|鱉}}, {{gs|aq|鴨}}
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|4||陰入 (yin entering)||align=left| Tef-[[Chiok'ym]] (低促音; Low Short Tone)||˧ʔ||3ʔ||ah||aq||鱉 ([[piq]]),鴨 ([[aq]])
|5 || light level ({{gs|ioong-pviaa|陽平}}) || [[curving tone]] || 24 || aa || {{gs|hiim|熊}}, {{gs|guu|牛}}
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|5||陽平 (yang level)||align=left| [[Hoesoaan-ym]] (迴旋音; Curving Tone)||˨˦||24||â||aa||熊 ([[hiim]]),牛 ([[guu]])
|7 || light departing ({{gs|ioong-khix|陽去}}) || [[basic tone]] || 33 || a || {{gs|chviu|象}}
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|7||陽去 (yang departing)||align=left|[[Kitiau-ym]] (基調音; Basic Tone)||˧˧||33||ā||a||象 ([[chviu]])
|8 || light entering ({{gs|ioong-jip|陽入}}) || high short || 5ʔ || ah || {{gs|lok|鹿}}
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|8||陽入 (yang entering)||align=left| Køf-[[Chiok'ym]] (高促音; High Short Tone)||˥ʔ||5ʔ||a̍h||ah||鹿 ([[lok]])
|}
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*Tone 6 used to be a distinct tone, but has long since merged with tone 2
* tone names "level, rising, departing, entering" or "pviaa, siorng, khix, jip" are from the ''[[suosefng]]'' of Middle Chinese
**([[Logkarng-khviw|Lukang]] still has the 6th tone (陽上聲), which has merged with the 2nd and 7th tones in other dialects of Taiwanese.)
* Not shown: Tone 6 ("light rising", pitch 22/33) is not widely used. [[Logkarng-khviw|Lukang accent]] still has the 6th tone, which has merged with the 2nd and 7th tones in other dialects of Taiwanese. Tone 9 (pitch 35) is used in [[Japanese loanwords]] and contractions. See [[TL]] for diacritics.
**Tone 6 is used in [[reduplication]]
*Chart adapted from {{z|臺灣話#.E8.81.B2.E8.AA.BF}}


== Examples ==
[[File:Taiwanese-8Tones.ogg|thumb|none|[[hogzofng|svaf]], {{x|tea}}, [[khox]], {{x|khoaq}}, [[laang]], {{x|øea}}, [[phvi]], {{x|tit}} (shirt, short, pants, wide, person, short, nose, straight; 衫 短 褲 闊 人 矮 鼻 直) ]]
[[File:ty, bea, pax, aq, zoaa, chviu, lok.mp3|thumb|none|[[ty]], [[bea]], [[pax]], [[aq]], [[zoaa]], [[chviu]], [[lok]] ([[MoeDict]])]]
[[File:Taiwanese-8Tones.ogg|thumb|none|[[svaf]], tea, [[khox]], khoaq, [[laang]], [[ea]], [[phvi]], tit (衫 短 褲 闊 人 矮 鼻 直) ]]


== See Also ==
== See also ==
*[[Tngym]] (long tone)
* [[Table of all MLT finals]]
*[[Tefym]] (short tone)
* [[long tone]], [[short tone]]
*[[Zoafntiau]] ([[Tone sandhi]])
* [[Tone sandhi]]
*[[Reduplication]]
* [[Reduplication]]
*[[Taiwanese Romanization System]]
* [[TL]]


[[Category:Tones of Taiwanese]]
[[Category:Tones of Taiwanese]]

Latest revision as of 10:49, 2 April 2024

Tones of Taiwanese. The traditional tone class categorization, named after the tones of Middle Chinese:

Tone
number
Name Description Pitch MTL Example
1 dark level (ym-pviaa (陰平)) high 55 af say ()
2 rising (siorng ()) shouting 51 ar hor ()
3 dark departing (ym-khix (陰去)) low falling 31 ax pax ()
4 dark entering (ym-jip (陰入)) low short aq piq (), aq ()
5 light level (ioong-pviaa (陽平)) curving tone 24 aa hiim (), guu ()
7 light departing (ioong-khix (陽去)) basic tone 33 a chviu ()
8 light entering (ioong-jip (陽入)) high short ah lok (鹿)
  • tone names "level, rising, departing, entering" or "pviaa, siorng, khix, jip" are from the suosefng of Middle Chinese
  • Not shown: Tone 6 ("light rising", pitch 22/33) is not widely used. Lukang accent still has the 6th tone, which has merged with the 2nd and 7th tones in other dialects of Taiwanese. Tone 9 (pitch 35) is used in Japanese loanwords and contractions. See TL for diacritics.
svaf, tea, khox, khoaq, laang, øea, phvi, tit (shirt, short, pants, wide, person, short, nose, straight; 衫 短 褲 闊 人 矮 鼻 直)

See also