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The | The [[alphabet]] for [[Modern Literal Taiwanese]] (MLT) consists of 27 letters: all the letters in the {{w|English alphabet}}, plus the Scandinavian [[ø]]. | ||
[[File:Taiwanese alphabet.mp3]] | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
! Letter | |||
| A || B || C || D || E || F || G || H || I || J || K || L || M || N || O || Ø || P || Q || R || S || T || U || V || W || X || Y || Z | |||
|- | |||
: | ! Name | ||
| ''a'' || ''by'' || ''cy'' || ''ied'' || ''e'' || ''ef''* || ''gi'' || ''hy'' || ''i'' || ''ji'' || ''ky'' || ''ly'' || ''my'' || ''ny'' || ''o'' || ''ø'' || ''py'' || ''kiuq'' || ''[[ar]]'' || ''sy'' || ''ty'' || ''u'' || ''viw'' || ''w'' || ''ex''* || ''y'' || ''zef'' | |||
: | |} | ||
* Helper note (*): ''efhw'' and ''exkix''. | |||
== Consonants == | |||
* 18 initial consonants: '''p, ph, m, b, t, th, n, l, k, kh, h, g, c, ch, s, j, z, zh'''. | |||
* Five are [[aspirated consonant]]s: '''ph, th, kh, ch, zh'''. The last one is called "{{x|zheq}}". | |||
* Most others are pronounced similar to original Latin or in general European languages | |||
[[File:py, phy, mi, bi, ty, thvy, ny, li, ky, khy, hy, gi, cy, chy, sy, ji, zef, zheq.mp3|thumb|none|The initial consonants. '''s''' and '''j''' are "fricatives" (turbulent) when followed by ''i'', otherwise non-fricative (e.g. {{x|si}}, {{x|ji}} vs. {{x|sef}}, {{x|jøee}})]] | |||
== | == Vowels == | ||
[[File:A, i, u, e, o, ø, m, ng.mp3|thumb|none|{{x|a}}, {{x|i}}, {{x|u}}, {{x|e}}, {{x|o}}, {{x|ø}}, {{x|m}}, {{x|ng}}]] | |||
* The simple vowels are '''a''', '''i''', '''u''', '''e''', '''o''', '''ø''', '''m''' and '''ng'''. | |||
* | * '''{{x|y}}''' and '''{{x|w}}''' are [[high tone]] of "i" and "u". | ||
* '''m''' and '''ng''' can also be consonants: "m-", "-m", "-ng" | |||
{{ | == Song == | ||
[[File:ABCD-koaf.mp3]] | |||
[[File:ABCD.jpg|thumb|left|ABCD ee Koaf. Liim Keahioong Zokkheg (1986)]] | |||
== See also == | |||
* [[Table of all MLT finals|Table of all finals]] | |||
* [[Modern Literal Taiwanese]] | |||
* [[A Beginner's Guide to Taiwanese]] | |||
== External links == | |||
* [[Liim Keahioong]] (2001). [http://www.edutech.org.tw/A1/MLT-T.htm ''Introduction to MLT (Modern Literal Taiwanese)''] | |||
* Liim, Keahioong (1986). [http://www.edutech.org.tw/ABCD/Alphabet.htm ''The Song of Taiwanese Alphabet''] | |||
* Washington DC Taiwanese School. [https://learntaiwanese.org/mltalphabet.pdf Modern Literal Taiwanese alphabet] | |||
{{MLT Alphabet}} |
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