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'''Tones of Taiwanese'''. In [[MTL]], the tone is indicated by ''f'', ''r'', or ''x'' or modified spelling of the vowel. | '''Tones of Taiwanese'''. In [[MTL]], the tone is indicated by ''f'', ''r'', or ''x'' or modified spelling of the vowel. The traditional tone class categorization, named after the tones of [[Middle Chinese]]: | ||
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!Tone <br>number !! Name !! Description !! Pitch !! [[MTL]] !! Example | !Tone <br>number !! Name !! Description !! Pitch !! [[MTL]] !! Example | ||
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* "level, rising, departing, entering" or "pviaa, siorng, khix, jip" refer to the original [[suosefng|four tones]] of [[Tiongkor Harnguo|Middle Chinese]] | * "level, rising, departing, entering" or "pviaa, siorng, khix, jip" refer to the original [[suosefng|four tones]] of [[Tiongkor Harnguo|Middle Chinese]] | ||
* Not shown: Tone 6 (pitch 22/33) is not widely used. [[Logkarng-khviw|Lukang accent]] still has the 6th tone, which has merged with the 2nd and 7th tones in other dialects of Taiwanese. Tone 9 (pitch 35) is used in [[Japanese loanwords]] and contractions. See [[TRS]] for diacritics. | * Not shown: Tone 6 (pitch 22/33) is not widely used. [[Logkarng-khviw|Lukang accent]] still has the 6th tone, which has merged with the 2nd and 7th tones in other dialects of Taiwanese. Tone 9 (pitch 35) is used in [[Japanese loanwords]] and contractions. See [[TRS]] for diacritics. | ||
[[File:Af, ar, ax, aq, aa, a, ah.mp3|thumb|none|1. ''{{x|af}}'', 2. ''{{x|ar}}'', 3. ''ax'', 4. ''{{x|aq}}'', 5. ''aa'', 7. ''a'', 8. ''{{x|ah}}'']] | |||
[[File:say, hor, pax, piq, hiim, chviu, lok.mp3|thumb|none|{{x|say}}, {{x|hor}}, {{x|pax}}, {{x|piq}}, {{x|hiim}}, {{x|chviu}}, {{x|lok}} (lion, tiger, leopard, turtle, bear, elephant, deer)]] | |||
[[File:ty, bea, pax, aq, zoaa, chviu, lok.mp3|thumb|none|{{x|ty}}, {{x|bea}}, {{x|pax}}, {{x|aq}}, {{x|zoaa}}, {{x|chviu}}, {{x|lok}} (pig, horse, leopard, duck, snake, elephant, deer)]] | |||
[[File:Taiwanese-8Tones.ogg|thumb|none|[[svaf]], {{x|tea}}, [[khox]], {{x|khoaq}}, [[laang]], [[ea]], [[phvi]], {{x|tit}} (shirt, short, pants, wide, person, short, nose, straight; 衫 短 褲 闊 人 矮 鼻 直) ]] | |||
== See also == | == See also == | ||