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Below is a chart of the '''Tones of Taiwanese''' and correspondence to '''Tones of [[Middle Chinese]]''' (yin/yang, [[im'ioong]]).  
Below is a chart of the '''Tones of Taiwanese''' and correspondence to '''Tones of [[Middle Chinese]]''' (yin/yang, [[im'ioong]]).  
[[File:Seven Tones.mp3|thumb|none|af, ar, ax, aq, aa, a, ah]]
[[Image:Taiwanese tones.png|thumb|none|The seven tones of Taiwanese, written in [[POJ]]]]
 
[[File:Seven Tones.mp3|thumb|none|{{x|af}}, {{x|ar}}, ax, aq, aa, a, ah (in [[MTL]])]]
[[Image:Taiwanese tones.png|thumb|none|The seven tones of Taiwanese.]]
 
[[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}} (''[[MoeDict]]'')]]
 
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!Order (順序)!!Name (調名)!!Description!!colspan=2|調值!![[POJ]]!![[MTL]]!!Example
!Order (順序)!!Name (調名)!!Description!!colspan=2|調值!![[POJ]]!![[MTL]]!!Example
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|1||陰平 (yin level)||align=left|[[Køtiau-ym]] (高平音; High Tone)||˥˥||55||a||af||獅 ([[say]])
|1||陰平 (yin level)||align=left|[[Køtiau-ym]] (高平音; High Tone)||˥˥||55||a||af||獅 ([[say]])
|-align=center
|-align=center
|2(6)||上 (rising)||align=left|[[Sioxngtut-ym]] (高降音; Shouting-Out Tone)||˥˩||51||á||ar||虎 ([[hor]])
|2||上 (rising)||align=left|[[Sioxngtut-ym]] (高降音; Shouting-Out Tone)||˥˩||51||á||ar||虎 ([[hor]])
|-align=center
|-align=center
|3||陰去 (yin departing)||align=left|[[Extut-ym]] (下突音; Low Falling Tone)||˧˩||31||à||ax||豹 (pax)
|3||陰去 (yin departing)||align=left|[[Extut-ym]] (下突音; Low Falling Tone)||˧˩||31||à||ax||豹 ({{x|pax}})
|-align=center
|-align=center
|4||陰入 (yin entering)||align=left| Tef-[[Chiok'ym]] (低促音; Low Short Tone)||˧ʔ||3ʔ||ah||aq||鱉 ([[piq]]),鴨 ([[aq]])
|4||陰入 (yin entering)||align=left| Tef-[[Chiok'ym]] (低促音; Low Short Tone)||˧ʔ||3ʔ||ah||aq||鱉 ([[piq]]),鴨 ([[aq]])
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|8||陽入 (yang entering)||align=left| Køf-[[Chiok'ym]] (高促音; High Short Tone)||˥ʔ||5ʔ||a̍h||ah||鹿 ([[lok]])
|8||陽入 (yang entering)||align=left| Køf-[[Chiok'ym]] (高促音; High Short Tone)||˥ʔ||5ʔ||a̍h||ah||鹿 ([[lok]])
|}
|}
[[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}} (''[[MoeDict]]'')]]
*Tone 6 used to be a distinct tone, but has long since merged with tone 2
*Tone 6 used to be a distinct tone, but has long since merged with tone 2
**([[Logkarng-khviw|Lukang]] still has the 6th tone (陽上聲), which has merged with the 2nd and 7th tones in other dialects of Taiwanese.)
**([[Logkarng-khviw|Lukang]] still has the 6th tone (陽上聲; ǎ), which has merged with the 2nd and 7th tones in other dialects of Taiwanese.)
**Tone 6 is used in [[reduplication]]
**Tone 6 is used in [[reduplication]]
*Chart adapted from {{z|臺灣話#.E8.81.B2.E8.AA.BF}}
*Chart adapted from {{z|臺灣話#.E8.81.B2.E8.AA.BF}}

Revision as of 11:52, 15 June 2018

Below is a chart of the Tones of Taiwanese and correspondence to Tones of Middle Chinese (yin/yang, im'ioong).

The seven tones of Taiwanese, written in POJ
File:Seven Tones.mp3
af, ar, ax, aq, aa, a, ah (in MTL)
Order (順序) Name (調名) Description 調值 POJ MTL Example
1 陰平 (yin level) Køtiau-ym (高平音; High Tone) ˥˥ 55 a af 獅 (say
2 上 (rising) Sioxngtut-ym (高降音; Shouting-Out Tone) ˥˩ 51 á ar 虎 (hor
3 陰去 (yin departing) Extut-ym (下突音; Low Falling Tone) ˧˩ 31 à ax 豹 (pax
4 陰入 (yin entering) Tef-Chiok'ym (低促音; Low Short Tone) ˧ʔ ah aq 鱉 (piq),鴨 (aq
5 陽平 (yang level) Hoesoaan-ym (迴旋音; Curving Tone) ˨˦ 24 â aa 熊 (hiim),牛 (guu
7 陽去 (yang departing) Kitiau-ym (基調音; Basic Tone) ˧˧ 33 ā a 象 (chviu
8 陽入 (yang entering) Køf-Chiok'ym (高促音; High Short Tone) ˥ʔ a̍h ah 鹿 (lok
  • Tone 6 used to be a distinct tone, but has long since merged with tone 2
    • (Lukang still has the 6th tone (陽上聲; ǎ), which has merged with the 2nd and 7th tones in other dialects of Taiwanese.)
    • Tone 6 is used in reduplication
  • Chart adapted from 臺灣話#.E8.81.B2.E8.AA.BF

Examples

svaf, tea, khox, khoaq, laang, ea, phvi, tit (衫 短 褲 闊 人 矮 鼻 直)

See Also