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*[[POJ]]: [[wikt:Tâi-ôan|Tâi-ôan]]
*[[POJ]]: [[wikt:Tâi-ôan|Tâi-ôan]]


===Technical Details===
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*The name "Taiwan" is derived from the ethnonym of a tribe in the southwest part of the island.
*Use of the current Chinese name 臺灣 was formalized as early as 1684 with the establishment of {{w|Taiwan Prefecture}}.  
*Use of the current Chinese name 臺灣 was formalized as early as 1684 with the establishment of {{w|Taiwan Prefecture}}.  
*However, in Taiwanese, "[[wikt:灣|灣]]" is usually read {{tts|oafn}} ([[Køtiau|high tone]]/#1), not {{tts|oaan}} ([[Hoesoaan-ym|curving up tone]]/#5).
*However, in Taiwanese, "[[wikt:灣|灣]]" is usually read {{tts|oafn}} ([[Køtiau|high tone]]/#1), not {{tts|oaan}} ([[Hoesoaan-ym|curving up tone]]/#5).
*Thus it appears that ''Taioaan'' is more closely related to historical variants [[wikt:臺員|臺員]] and [[wikt:臺圓|臺圓]], where 員 and 圓 are both properly read as {{tts|oaan}}.  
*Thus it appears that ''Taioaan'' is more closely related to historical variants [[wikt:臺員|臺員]] and [[wikt:臺圓|臺圓]], where 員 and 圓 are both properly read as {{tts|oaan}} (''[[Buun-peh-i-thak|buun]]'' readings).  
*You will find other cases where Taiwanese does not quite align with written [[Harnji]]: [[Køelaang]], [[Bafngkaq]], [[Pangkiøo]]
*You will find other cases where Taiwanese does not quite align with written [[Harnji]]: [[Køelaang]], [[Bafngkaq]], [[Pangkiøo]]


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