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A frequency analysis was performed on the readings of headwords | A frequency analysis or syllable inventory was performed on the readings of headwords as found in ''[[MoeDict]]''. All sections were used except Japanese loanwords and idioms. A total count of 37,678 syllables yielded 2,128 distinct syllables (including tonal distinctions). | ||
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Revision as of 19:19, 23 February 2024
The syllables in the Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan were counted in terms of Chinese characters (Harnji) and TL.
Top 100 most frequent, as Harnji-reading pairs
[仔, ar ], [頭, thaau ], [人, laang ], [無, bøo ], [水, zuie ], [手, chiuo ], [大, toa ], [心, sym ], [跤, khaf ], [公, kofng ], [食, ciah ], [面, bin ], [喙, zhuix ], [風, hofng ], [菜, zhaix ], [車, chiaf ], [路, lo ], [出, zhud ], [日, jit ], [會, e ], [一, cit ], [有, u ], [人, jiin ], [地, tøe ], [金, kym ], [烏, of ], [好, hør ], [時, sii ], [魚, hii ], [工, kafng ], [花, hoef ], [死, sie ], [一, id ], [火, høea ], [情, zeeng ], [後, au ], [毋, m ], [會, hoe ], [不, pud ], [油, iuu ], [外, goa ], [目, bak ], [著, tiøh ], [話, oe ], [氣, khix ], [海, hae ], [法, hoad ], [白, peh ], [做, zøx ], [身, syn ], [意, ix ], [拍, phaq ], [年, nii ], [尾, bøea ], [錢, cvii ], [起, khie ], [相, siøf ], [色, seg ], [生, sefng ], [電, tien ], [事, su ], [理, lie ], [雞, køef ], [空, khafng ], [藥, iøh ], [中, tiofng ], [神, siin ], [文, buun ], [體, thea ], [分, hwn ], [發, hoad ], [主, zuo ], [看, khvoax ], [肉, baq ], [落, løh ], [豆, tau ], [米, bie ], [牛, guu ], [紅, aang ], [動, tong ], [山, svoaf ], [本, purn ], [囝, kviar ], [骨, kud ], [酒, ciuo ], [生, svef ], [來, laai ], [學, hak ], [親, chyn ], [對, uix ], [收, siw ], [力, lek ], [國, kog ], [開, khuy ], [豬, ty ], [對, tuix ], [歹, phvae ], [門, mngg ], [草, zhao ], [定, teng ]
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, khix, syn, toa, ky, bøo, bin, kaf, chiaf, lo, iuu, cie, jiin, sw, sefng, su, zhuix, oe, hwn, kafng, zhaix, tai, zuo, zeeng, zhud, khie, sii, heeng, lie, tøe, jit, lek, køf, kym, høea, ho, zexng, siofng, leeng, of, kii, kex, hoef, hii/huu (hii), kor, lieen, koafn, bak, si, hoe, zefng, siøf, to, goa, bie, goaan, buun, siin, siw, peh, zex, hae, køef, hoong, tiofng, au, kefng, pud, nii, tong, kaw, cid, teng, mngg, tien, kaux, kog, boea/bea (bøea), ix, kae, buo, sie, biin, sexng, ciah, kerng, tngg, sex, zeg, khuy
Method
A frequency analysis or syllable inventory was performed on the readings of headwords as found in MoeDict. All sections were used except Japanese loanwords and idioms. A total count of 37,678 syllables yielded 2,128 distinct syllables (including tonal distinctions).