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== Table ==
== Table ==
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!Tone number !! Name !! Description !! colspan=2|調值!![[POJ]]!![[MTL]]!!Example
!Tone <br>number !! Name !! Description !! Pitch !! [[MTL]] !! Example
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|1||陰平 (dark level)||align=left|[[Køtiau-ym]] (高平音; High Tone)||˥˥||55||a||af||獅 （[[say]]）
|1 || dark level (ym-pviaa 陰平) || high ([[køtiau-ym]] 高平音) || 55 || af || [[say]] 獅
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|2||上 (rising)||align=left|[[Sioxngtut-ym]] (高降音; Shouting-Out Tone)||˥˩||51||á||ar||虎 （[[hor]]）
|2 || rising (siorng 上) || shouting-out ([[sioxngtut-ym]] 高降音) || 51 || ar || [[hor]] 虎
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|3||陰去 (dark departing)||align=left|[[Extut-ym]] (下突音; Low Falling Tone)||˧˩||31||à||ax||豹 （{{x|pax}}）
|3 || dark departing (ym-khix 陰去) || low falling ([[extut-ym]] 下突音) || 31 || ax || {{x|pax}} 豹
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|4||陰入 (dark entering)||align=left| Tef-[[Chiok'ym]] (低促音; Low Short Tone)||˧ʔ||3ʔ||ah||aq||鱉 （[[piq]]），鴨 （[[aq]]）
|4 || dark entering (ym-jip 陰入) || low short (tef-[[chiok'ym]] 低促音) || 3ʔ || aq || [[piq]] 鱉, [[aq]] 鴨
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|5||陽平 (light level)||align=left| [[Hoesoaan-ym]] (迴旋音; Curving Tone)||˨˦||24||â||aa||熊 （[[hiim]]），牛 （[[guu]]）
|5 || light level (ioong-pviaa 陽平) || curving ([[hoesoaan-ym]] 迴旋音) || 24 || aa || [[hiim]] 熊, [[guu]] 牛
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|7||陽去 (light departing)||align=left|[[Kitiau-ym]] (基調音; Basic Tone)||˧˧||33||ā||a||象 （[[chviu]]）
|7 || light departing (ioong-khix 陽去) || basic ([[kitiau-ym]] 基調音) || 33 || a || [[chviu]] 象
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|8||陽入 (light entering)||align=left| Køf-[[Chiok'ym]] (高促音; High Short Tone)||˥ʔ||5ʔ||a̍h||ah||鹿 （[[lok]]）
|8 || light entering (ioong-jip 陽入) || high short (køf-[[chiok'ym]] 高促音) || 5ʔ || ah || [[lok]] 鹿
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* "level, rising, departing, entering" refer to the tones of "pviaa, siorng, khix, jip". see [[Suosefng|tones of Middle Chinese]]
* Names of "level, rising, departing, entering" refer to the actual tones of "pviaa, siorng, khix, jip". see [[Suosefng|tones of Middle Chinese]]
* Tone 6 used to be a distinct tone, but has long since merged with tone 2. It's still used in [[reduplication]]
* Not shown: Tone 6 (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 [[TRS]] for diacritics.
** ([[Logkarng-khviw|Lukang accent]] still has the 6th tone, which has merged with the 2nd and 7th tones in other dialects of Taiwanese.)


== See also ==
== See also ==

Revision as of 10:40, 12 July 2019

Tones of Taiwanese. In MTL, the tone is indicated by f, r, or x or modified spelling of the vowel.

The seven tones of Taiwanese, written in Peh-oe-ji (POJ)
File:Seven Tones.mp3
1. af, 2. ar, 3. ax, 4. aq, 5. aa, 7. a, 8. ah
File:Say, hor, pax, piq, hiim, chviu, lok.mp3
say, hor, pax, piq, hiim, chviu, lok (MoeDict)
File:Ty, bea, pax, aq, zoaa, chviu, lok.mp3
ty, bea, pax, aq, zoaa, chviu, lok (MoeDict)
svaf, tea, khox, khoaq, laang, ea, phvi, tit (衫 短 褲 闊 人 矮 鼻 直)

Table

Tone
number		 Name Description Pitch MTL Example
1 dark level (ym-pviaa 陰平) high (køtiau-ym 高平音) 55 af say 獅
2 rising (siorng 上) shouting-out (sioxngtut-ym 高降音) 51 ar hor 虎
3 dark departing (ym-khix 陰去) low falling (extut-ym 下突音) 31 ax pax 豹
4 dark entering (ym-jip 陰入) low short (tef-chiok'ym 低促音) 3ʔ aq piq 鱉, aq 鴨
5 light level (ioong-pviaa 陽平) curving (hoesoaan-ym 迴旋音) 24 aa hiim 熊, guu 牛
7 light departing (ioong-khix 陽去) basic (kitiau-ym 基調音) 33 a chviu 象
8 light entering (ioong-jip 陽入) high short (køf-chiok'ym 高促音) 5ʔ ah lok 鹿
  • Names of "level, rising, departing, entering" refer to the actual tones of "pviaa, siorng, khix, jip". see tones of Middle Chinese
  • Not shown: Tone 6 (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 TRS for diacritics.

See also

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