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== Numbers == | == Numbers == | ||
There are two sets of numbers in Taiwanese: the literary style (usually used to recite numbers 0 through 9 on the telephone) and the colloquial style (usually used to count objects). The colloquial readings come from Ancient Han Chinese/Old Chinese ([[Kor Harnguo]]) (ca. 0 BCE/CE), whereas the literary readings come from Han Chinese during the | There are two sets of numbers in Taiwanese: the literary style (''peh'', usually used to recite numbers 0 through 9 on the telephone) and the colloquial style (''buun'', usually used to count objects). The colloquial readings come from Ancient Han Chinese/Old Chinese ([[Kor Harnguo]]) (ca. 0 BCE/CE), whereas the literary readings come from Han Chinese during the Southern [[Sorngtiaau|Song Dynasty]] (1127-1279) ([[Kixntai Harnguo]]). | ||
*[http://www.taibun.tw/SoundPlayerAction.do?content=0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9. Listen to the literary style numbers (Thag'ym/Buun)] | *[http://www.taibun.tw/SoundPlayerAction.do?content=0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9. Listen to the literary style numbers (Thag'ym/Buun)] | ||