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A monosyllable is a word with only one syllable. We found almost 3,000 monosyllable words in the ''[[Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan]]'' (''MoeDict''), having 1,800 distinct sounds. Here is a [[Media:MTL examples for each final.pdf|chart (PDF)]] of all the sounds organized by [[List of all initial consonants in MTL|initial consonant]] and [[Table of all finals | A monosyllable is a word with only one syllable. We found almost 3,000 monosyllable words in the ''[[Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan]]'' (''MoeDict''), having 1,800 distinct sounds. Here is a [[Media:MTL examples for each final.pdf|chart (PDF)]] of all the sounds organized by [[List of all initial consonants in MTL|initial consonant]] and [[Table of all MLT finals|final part]]. | ||
== Analysis == | == Analysis == | ||
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== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
The frequently-used monosyllables use 258 [[Table of all finals | The frequently-used monosyllables use 258 [[Table of all MLT finals|MTL finals]], and 154 finals are also words on their own. The polysyllables use 266 finals, or eight more: ''mh'', ''mm'', ''oaai'', ''oai'', ''vaai'', ''vau'', ''vo'', ''vuix'', which belong to the following nine syllables: ''{{x|gvau}}'', ''{{x|gvo}}'', ''{{x|hmh}}'', ''{{x|hmm}}'', ''{{x|hoaai}}'', ''{{x|hoai}}'', ''{{x|khvuix}}'', ''{{x|kvaai}}'', ''{{x|mm}}''. They are used in these words, for example: ''{{x|liengvau}}'', ''{{x|bøgigvo}}'', ''{{x|hmqhmh}}'', ''{{x|hm'afzhao}}'', ''{{x|hoaisafn}}'', ''{{x|phørhoai}}'', ''{{x|khvuie'oah}}'', ''{{x|perng-peqkvaai}}'', ''{{x|hoe'mm}}''. | ||
== See also == | == See also == |
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