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A lot of Taiwanese monosyllables are homophones: same sound, different meaning. But just how many are there? To help answer the question, we singled out monosyllables from the ''[[Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan]]'' (''MoeDict'') and did some analysis.
A monosyllable is a word with only one syllable. A lot of Taiwanese monosyllables are homophones: same sound, different meaning. But just how many are there? To help answer the question, we looked at the monosyllables in the ''[[Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan]]'' (''MoeDict'').


== Method ==
== Method ==
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* 1853 rows (63%) are homophonic, 1083 rows (37%) are not
* 1853 rows (63%) are homophonic, 1083 rows (37%) are not
* The most homophonic sounds are: ''{{x|lie}}'', ''{{x|ky}}'', and ''{{x|køf}}'', which match 7 rows each, followed by ''{{x|cie}}'', ''{{x|kafn}}'', ''{{x|kefng}}'', ''{{x|sefng}}'', ''{{x|kaf}}'', ''{{x|kaq}}'', ''{{x|zngf}}'', ''{{x|ti}}'', ''{{x|sw}}'', ''{{x|leeng}}'', and ''{{x|kerng}}'', which match 6 rows each
* The most homophonic sounds are: ''{{x|lie}}'', ''{{x|ky}}'', and ''{{x|køf}}'', which match 7 rows each, followed by ''{{x|cie}}'', ''{{x|kafn}}'', ''{{x|kefng}}'', ''{{x|sefng}}'', ''{{x|kaf}}'', ''{{x|kaq}}'', ''{{x|zngf}}'', ''{{x|ti}}'', ''{{x|sw}}'', ''{{x|leeng}}'', and ''{{x|kerng}}'', which match 6 rows each
** most homophones cover two rows: 896 rows (31%), 448 distinct sounds (25%)
** most commonly, homophones cover two rows: 896 rows (31%), 448 distinct sounds (25%)
** some sounds cover three rows: 516 rows (18%), 172 sounds (10%)
** some three rows: 516 rows (18%), 172 sounds (10%)
** the rest match from four to seven rows: 441 rows (15%), 97 sounds (5%)
** the rest, four to seven rows: 441 rows (15%), 97 sounds (5%)


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