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'''Tables of all the finals in [[Modern Literal Taiwanese]]''' (MLT, MTL)
'''Tables of all [[Modern Literal Taiwanese]] finals'''


* '''vowel''' + optional '''final consonant''' + '''tone''' = '''vowel-final''', or '''final''', for short
* '''syllable''' = '''initial''' + '''final''' + '''tone'''
* tables show the spelling for each final in each [[Tones of Taiwanese|tone]]
* '''final''' = '''vowel''' + optional '''final consonant'''
* '''MLT final''' = '''final''' + '''tone'''
 
These tables show how to spell any '''MLT final''' in each [[Tones of Taiwanese|tone]]


== Versions ==
== Versions ==
* [[Media:Seven_Tones_of_Taiwanese.pdf|''Seven Tones of Taiwanese'']], 32 × 7 grid for spelling out all tones
* [[Media:Seven_Tones_of_Taiwanese.pdf|''Seven Tones of Taiwanese'']], 32 × 7 grid for spelling out all tones
* [[Media:Examples_of_Seven_Tones_of_Taiwanese.pdf|Examples]], using words and syllables from  [[Practical Taiwanese Conversation]] (Level 1)
* [[Media:Examples_of_Seven_Tones_of_Taiwanese.pdf|Examples]], using words and syllables from  [[Practical Taiwanese Conversation]] (Level 1)
* [[Media:Finals_of_Taiwanese_in_MTL.pdf|''Finals of Taiwanese in MTL'']], 46 × 7 grid, including '''om''', '''oang''' and v-nasalized vowels
* [[Media:Finals_of_Taiwanese_in_MTL.pdf|''Finals of Taiwanese in MTL'']], 46 × 7 grid, including '''om''', '''oang''' and '''v'''-nasalized vowels


== Background ==
== Background ==
* counted over 2,166 distinct [[syllable]]s in ''[[Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan]]''
* counted over 2,166 distinct [[syllable]]s in ''[[Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan]]''
* found 80 distinct finals: 44 long, 36 short. In TRS:
* after dropping tone markings, found 80 distinct finals: 44 long, 36 short.
** ten most frequent: '''i''', '''e''', '''a''', '''ing''', '''u''', '''oo''', '''au''', '''ue''', '''o''', '''ai'''
** ten most frequent: '''i''', '''e''', '''a''', '''ing''', '''u''', '''oo''', '''au''', '''ue''', '''o''', '''ai'''
** nine least frequent: '''om''', '''aunnh''', '''aih''', '''iuh''', '''ennh''', '''mh''', '''uang''', '''onnh''', '''iaunn''', '''op'''. These can be found in the MTL words: {{x|om}}, {{x|hvauqhvauh}}, {{x|haiq}}, {{x|tiuq}}, {{x|khveh}}, {{x|hmqhmh}}, {{x|oafng}}, {{x|`hvoq}}, {{x|viaw}}, {{x|lob}}
** nine least frequent: '''om''', '''aunnh''', '''aih''', '''iuh''', '''ennh''', '''mh''', '''uang''', '''onnh''', '''iaunn''', '''op'''. These can be found in the MTL words: {{x|om}}, {{x|hvauqhvauh}}, {{x|haiq}}, {{x|tiuq}}, {{x|khveh}}, {{x|hmqhmh}}, {{x|oafng}}, {{x|`hvoq}}, {{x|viaw}}, {{x|lob}}


== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[List of all initial consonants in MTL]]
* initial consonants in [[Modern Literal Taiwanese alphabet]]
* [[Tones of Taiwanese]]
* [[Tones of Taiwanese]]
* [[Frequently-used Taiwanese monosyllables]]
* [[Frequently-used Taiwanese monosyllables]]
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