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A MLT word, like each English word, can be formed by only one syllable or several syllables, with the two syllables being the most typical. Each syllable in MLT follows either one of the two underlying patterns (phonemes inside the brackets are optional): | A MLT word, like each English word, can be formed by only one syllable or several syllables, with the two syllables being the most typical. Each syllable in MLT follows either one of the two underlying patterns (phonemes inside the brackets are optional): | ||
*[ | * [consonant] + [nasalizer] + vowel + [tone indicator] | ||
*[ | * [consonant] + vowel + [tone indicator] + [nasal final consonant] | ||
===Consonants=== | ===Consonants=== | ||
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The convention of using "h" to denote [[aspirated consonant]]s is similar to the way superscript "h" is used in the {{w|International Phonetic Alphabet}} (IPA). It is also similar to the way the apostrophe is used in [[Wade-Giles]]. | The convention of using "h" to denote [[aspirated consonant]]s is similar to the way superscript "h" is used in the {{w|International Phonetic Alphabet}} (IPA). It is also similar to the way the apostrophe is used in [[Wade-Giles]]. | ||
===Vowels=== | === Vowels === | ||
* Simple: a, i, u, e, o, ø, m, ng {{tts||af, i, u, e, o, øo, m, ng}} | * Simple: a, i, u, e, o, ø, m, ng {{tts||af, i, u, e, o, øo, m, ng}} | ||
* Compound: ai, au, ia, iu, iø, iau, ui, oa, oe, [[øe]], oai {{tts||ay, au, ia, iu, iø, iau, ui, oa, oe, øe, oay}} | * Compound: ai, au, ia, iu, iø, iau, ui, oa, oe, [[øe]], oai {{tts||ay, au, ia, iu, iø, iau, ui, oa, oe, øe, oay}} | ||
* Special high tone (1st tone of i, u): y, w {{tts||y, w}} | * Special high tone (1st tone of i, u): y, w {{tts||y, w}} | ||
* Special shouting-out tone (2nd tone of ai, i, u, e, au): {{tts|ae, ie, uo, ea, ao}} | * Special shouting-out tone (2nd tone of ai, i, u, e, au): {{tts|ae, ie, uo, ea, ao}} | ||
* | * {{w|Nasal vowel}} (indicator followed by a vowel): {{tts|v|viw}} | ||
* Nasal | * (Nasal final consonants: {{tts|m, n, ng|am, an, ang}}) | ||
The nasal | The nasal final consonants ''m'', ''n'', and ''ng'' can be appended to any of the vowels and some of the diphthongs. In addition, ''m'' and ''ng'' can function as independent syllables by themselves. | ||
The stops ''h''/''q'', ''k''/''g'', ''p''/''b'' and ''t''/''d'' can appear as the last letter in a syllable, in which case they are pronounced as unreleased stops. (The | The stops ''h''/''q'', ''k''/''g'', ''p''/''b'' and ''t''/''d'' can appear as the last letter in a syllable, in which case they are pronounced as unreleased stops. (The final consonants ''h'' and ''q'' stand for a glottal stop of high and low tone, respectively.) | ||
TMSS originally prescribed two special characters: the Greek {{w|Nu (letter)}} and an [[o]] crossed by a backslash. To enable ASCII only typing, these were replaced with the Latin letter ''v'' and number ''0'', respectively. In modern computing environments, [[ø]] ("letter O with stroke") is used without much technical difficulty. | TMSS originally prescribed two special characters: the Greek {{w|Nu (letter)}} and an [[o]] crossed by a backslash. To enable ASCII only typing, these were replaced with the Latin letter ''v'' and number ''0'', respectively. In modern computing environments, [[ø]] ("letter O with stroke") is used without much technical difficulty. | ||