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Below is a chart of the '''Tones of Taiwanese''' and correspondence to '''Tones of [[Middle Chinese]]''' (yin/yang, [[im'ioong]]). | Below is a chart of the '''Tones of Taiwanese''' and correspondence to '''Tones of [[Middle Chinese]]''' (yin/yang, [[im'ioong]]). | ||
[[Image:Taiwanese tones.png|thumb|none|The seven tones of Taiwanese, written in [[POJ]]]] | |||
[[File:Seven Tones.mp3|thumb|none|{{x|af}}, {{x|ar}}, ax, aq, aa, a, ah (in [[MTL]])]] | |||
[[Image:Taiwanese tones.png|thumb|none|The seven tones of Taiwanese | |||
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!Order (順序)!!Name (調名)!!Description!!colspan=2|調值!![[POJ]]!![[MTL]]!!Example | !Order (順序)!!Name (調名)!!Description!!colspan=2|調值!![[POJ]]!![[MTL]]!!Example | ||
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|1||陰平 (yin level)||align=left|[[Køtiau-ym]] (高平音; High Tone)||˥˥||55||a||af||獅 （[[say]]） | |1||陰平 (yin level)||align=left|[[Køtiau-ym]] (高平音; High Tone)||˥˥||55||a||af||獅 （[[say]]） | ||
|-align=center | |-align=center | ||
|2 | |2||上 (rising)||align=left|[[Sioxngtut-ym]] (高降音; Shouting-Out Tone)||˥˩||51||á||ar||虎 （[[hor]]） | ||
|-align=center | |-align=center | ||
|3||陰去 (yin departing)||align=left|[[Extut-ym]] (下突音; Low Falling Tone)||˧˩||31||à||ax||豹 | |3||陰去 (yin departing)||align=left|[[Extut-ym]] (下突音; Low Falling Tone)||˧˩||31||à||ax||豹 （{{x|pax}}） | ||
|-align=center | |-align=center | ||
|4||陰入 (yin entering)||align=left| Tef-[[Chiok'ym]] (低促音; Low Short Tone)||˧ʔ||3ʔ||ah||aq||鱉 （[[piq]]），鴨 （[[aq]]） | |4||陰入 (yin entering)||align=left| Tef-[[Chiok'ym]] (低促音; Low Short Tone)||˧ʔ||3ʔ||ah||aq||鱉 （[[piq]]），鴨 （[[aq]]） | ||
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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]]） | |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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[[File:say, hor, pax, piq, hiim, chviu, lok.mp3|thumb|none|{{x|say}}, {{x|hor}}, {{x|pax}}, {{x|piq}}, {{x|hiim}}, {{x|chviu}}, {{x|lok}} (''[[MoeDict]]'')]] | |||
*Tone 6 used to be a distinct tone, but has long since merged with tone 2 | *Tone 6 used to be a distinct tone, but has long since merged with tone 2 | ||
**([[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.) | **([[Logkarng-khviw|Lukang]] still has the 6th tone (陽上聲; ǎ), which has merged with the 2nd and 7th tones in other dialects of Taiwanese.) | ||
**Tone 6 is used in [[reduplication]] | **Tone 6 is used in [[reduplication]] | ||
*Chart adapted from {{z|臺灣話#.E8.81.B2.E8.AA.BF}} | *Chart adapted from {{z|臺灣話#.E8.81.B2.E8.AA.BF}} | ||
Revision as of 12:52, 15 June 2018
Below is a chart of the Tones of Taiwanese and correspondence to Tones of Middle Chinese (yin/yang, im'ioong).
The seven tones of Taiwanese, written in POJ
| Order (順序) | Name (調名) | Description | 調值 | POJ | MTL | Example | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 陰平 (yin level) | Køtiau-ym (高平音; High Tone) | ˥˥ | 55 | a | af | 獅 （say） |
| 2 | 上 (rising) | Sioxngtut-ym (高降音; Shouting-Out Tone) | ˥˩ | 51 | á | ar | 虎 （hor） |
| 3 | 陰去 (yin departing) | Extut-ym (下突音; Low Falling Tone) | ˧˩ | 31 | à | ax | 豹 （pax） |
| 4 | 陰入 (yin entering) | Tef-Chiok'ym (低促音; Low Short Tone) | ˧ʔ | 3ʔ | ah | aq | 鱉 （piq），鴨 （aq） |
| 5 | 陽平 (yang level) | Hoesoaan-ym (迴旋音; Curving Tone) | ˨˦ | 24 | â | aa | 熊 （hiim），牛 （guu） |
| 7 | 陽去 (yang departing) | Kitiau-ym (基調音; Basic Tone) | ˧˧ | 33 | ā | a | 象 （chviu） |
| 8 | 陽入 (yang entering) | Køf-Chiok'ym (高促音; High Short Tone) | ˥ʔ | 5ʔ | a̍h | ah | 鹿 （lok） |
- Tone 6 used to be a distinct tone, but has long since merged with tone 2
- (Lukang still has the 6th tone (陽上聲; ǎ), which has merged with the 2nd and 7th tones in other dialects of Taiwanese.)
- Tone 6 is used in reduplication
- Chart adapted from 臺灣話#.E8.81.B2.E8.AA.BF
Examples
See Also
- Tngym (long tone)
- Tefym (short tone)
- Zoafntiau (Tone sandhi)
- Reduplication
- Taiwanese Romanization System