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In [[Enggie|English]], we aspirate ''p'', ''t'', and ''k'' when they occur at the beginning of words, but don't really aspirate when they are inside the word. For example, think about the "p" inside "copy", "spot", and "spy". | In [[Enggie|English]], we aspirate ''p'', ''t'', and ''k'' when they occur at the beginning of words, but don't really aspirate when they are inside the word. For example, think about the "p" inside "copy", "spot", and "spy". | ||
[[Peh-oe-ji]], the ancestor of MTL, also uses ''h'' to denote aspiration | [[Peh-oe-ji]], the ancestor of MTL, also uses ''h'' to denote aspiration, and uses ''b'', ''g'', and ''j'' for the ''muddy'' or voiced consonants. A similar convention is also found in: | ||
* [[Wade-Giles]] (using the apostrophe) | * [[Wade-Giles]] (using the apostrophe) | ||
* [[Kokzex Imphiaw|International Phonetic Alphabet]] (uses {{wt|ʰ}}) | * [[Kokzex Imphiaw|International Phonetic Alphabet]] (uses {{wt|ʰ}}) | ||