MTL syllables that reverse tone sandhi to curving-up tone by default
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Through analysis of the Maryknoll Taiwanese-English Dictionary, it was found that the following 90 syllables of the curving-up tone (#5), are not found in the high-tone:
- baa
- beeng
- biaau
- bieen
- biin
- biøo
- biuu
- boo
- bøo
- boaa
- boee
- buu
- buun
- gaa
- gaai
- gaam
- gaan
- gaau
- gee
- geeng
- giaa
- giaam
- giaau
- gieen
- giim
- giin
- giøo
- goo
- gøo
- goaan
- goong
- guu
- guii
- gvaau
- gviaa
- gviuu
- gvoo
- haai
- hmm
- hoaai
- hvaa
- hvoaai
- hvuii
- jee
- jeeng
- jii
- jiaau
- jieen
- jiim
- jiin
- jioong
- jiuu
- joee
- juu
- khiuu
- kiøo
- laai
- liaang
- liaau
- liøo
- lioong
- loaan
- luii
- maau
- miaa
- moee
- muu
- muii
- niuu
- noaa
- phiin
- phiøo
- phoaan
- phuu
- poong
- puu
- puii
- thiin
- thoo
- thoaan
- thuu
- tiim
- tiøo
- tiuu
- vaa
- viaa
- zaan
- zoaa
- zoee
- zuii