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== Top 100 most frequent | == Top 100 most frequent syllables == | ||
The ten most frequent are: ''{{x|ar}}'' (867), ''{{x|thaau}}'' (291), ''{{x|kofng}}'' (170), ''{{x|chiuo}}'' (163), ''{{x|zuie}}'' (161), ''{{x|hofng}}'' (156), ''{{x|laang}}'' (152), ''{{x|sym}}'' (147), ''{{x|khaf}}'' (140), ''{{x|seg}}'' (133). | The ten most frequent are: ''{{x|ar}}'' (867), ''{{x|thaau}}'' (291), ''{{x|kofng}}'' (170), ''{{x|chiuo}}'' (163), ''{{x|zuie}}'' (161), ''{{x|hofng}}'' (156), ''{{x|laang}}'' (152), ''{{x|sym}}'' (147), ''{{x|khaf}}'' (140), ''{{x|seg}}'' (133). | ||
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=== Method === | === Method === | ||
A frequency analysis was performed on the headwords of the ''[[Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan]]'' (as found in ''[[MoeDict]]''). All sections were used except Japanese loanwords and idioms | A frequency analysis was performed on the readings of headwords of the ''[[Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan]]'' (as found in ''[[MoeDict]]''). All sections were used except Japanese loanwords and idioms. Alternate readings were not included. Each reading was broken down into syllables, yielding a total of 37,678 syllables, which included 2,128 distinct syllables. | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
Revision as of 06:29, 27 July 2021
The syllables in the Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan were counted in the original TRS and are shown here in MTL.
Top 100 most frequent MLT-Harnji pairs
ar (仔), thaau (頭), laang (人), bøo (無), zuie (水), chiuo (手), toa (大), sym (心), khaf (跤), kofng (公), ciah (食), bin (面), zhuix (喙), hofng (風), zhaix (菜), chiaf (車), lo (路), zhud (出), jit (日), e (會), cit (一), u (有), jiin (人), tøe (地), kym (金), of (烏), hør (好), sii (時), hii (魚), kafng (工), hoef (花), sie (死), id (一), høea (火), zeeng (情), au (後), m (毋), hoe (會), pud (不), iuu (油), goa (外), bak (目), tiøh (著), oe (話), khix (氣), hae (海), hoad (法), peh (白), zøx (做), syn (身), ix (意), phaq (拍), nii (年), bøea (尾), cvii (錢), khie (起), siøf (相), seg (色), sefng (生), tien (電), su (事), lie (理), køef (雞), khafng (空), iøh (藥), tiofng (中), siin (神), buun (文), thea (體), hwn (分), hoad (發), zuo (主), khvoax (看), baq (肉), løh (落), tau (豆), bie (米), guu (牛), aang (紅), tong (動), svoaf (山), purn (本), kviar (囝), kud (骨), ciuo (酒), svef (生), laai (來), hak (學), chyn (親), uix (對), siw (收), lek (力), kog (國), khuy (開), ty (豬), tuix (對), phvae (歹), mngg (門), zhao (草), teng (定)
Top 100 most frequent syllables
The ten most frequent are: ar (867), thaau (291), kofng (170), chiuo (163), zuie (161), hofng (156), laang (152), sym (147), khaf (140), seg (133).
The next 90 most frequent syllables are: hoad, ky, khix, syn, toa, kef, bøo, bin, kaf, te, chiaf, lie, lo, iuu, cie, sw, jiin, su, sefng, zhuix, oe, hwn, zhaix, kafng, zuo, tai, zhud, zeeng, khie, sii, heeng, hoea, jit, lek, køf, kex, kym, sex, hoe, siofng, ho, zexng, of, leeng, kii, hii, hoef, siøf, kor, lieen, koafn, zefng, bak, si, to, goa, bie, goaan, siin, buun, siw, nii, zex, peh, hoong, hae, cid, au, tong, tiofng, kefng, kaw, pud, tien, mngg, teng, kaux, kog, kae, tee, boea, ix, sie, buo, sexng, kerng, ciah, biin, tngg, khuy
Method
A frequency analysis was performed on the readings of headwords of the Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan (as found in MoeDict). All sections were used except Japanese loanwords and idioms. Alternate readings were not included. Each reading was broken down into syllables, yielding a total of 37,678 syllables, which included 2,128 distinct syllables.