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MTL Toolbox (https://learntaiwanese.org/MTLtoolbox/about.html) is software and data to help work with written Taiwanese using the MTL writing system and other romanizations for Taiwanese.

Features

six Taiwanese dictionaries spanning from Japanese era to present day
full-text search engine accepts written Taiwanese as well as English, and Harnji
audio from latest government-compiled dictionary
word unjoiner to aid learning and searching at syllable level
Seven Tones soundboard: table of all MLT finals with examples

How to search

Typical usage

input: Taiwanese word (often consists of two syllables joined together), for example:
- køefcie
the Toolbox "unjoins" words by database lookup
the results from historical works should be about the same as for:
- køea cie

more examples:
- chviafmng
- tøsia
- Taioaan

Monosyllable

for a monosyllable, exact matches are displayed by default, for example (PTC):
- goar
- lie
- ee

to see more matching entries, click "Khahzøe"

Data

Local copies of:

HTB: Hiexntai-buun Dictionary
DFT: Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan (in TL. We added MTL annotations and annotated over 5800 definitions in English for monosyllables)
MK: Maryknoll Taiwanese-English Dictionary (in POJ. We added MTL annotations)
EDUTECH: Liim Keahioong (2001-2003) EDUTECH: Taiwanese-English Dictionary Searched with Concise Atonal Spelling (in MLT with unified spellings (øe))
Embree, Bernard L. M. (1973). A Dictionary of Southern Min: based on current usage in Taiwan and checked against the earlier works of Carstairs Douglas, Thomas Barclay, and Ernest Tipson. Hong Kong: Hong Kong Language Institute. (in POJ. We added MLT annotations)
Lim08: Tai-Nichi Daijiten translated into Taiwanese. (original 1931 & 1932, in Taiwanese kana. Data in POJ. We added MLT annotations)

We also support searching other websites with conversion to POJ/TL:

Lim (2019): Tai-Nichi Daijiten
Taibuun/Hoabuun Svoarterng Sutiern

Technical notes

SQLite: FTS4 for full-text search
Token prefix queries: use the asterisk ('*') at the end. Similar to wildcard character in operating systems (normal wildcard search not currently supported by FTS)
- Example: Taioa*
Specify a column-name followed by a colon (':')
- Example: thj:頭* (you should see all DFT entries starting with this Harnji)
Add carat ^ before token to require token to be very first token in its column
- Example: ^thaau

Acknowledgements

The MTL Toolbox uses data from the Maryknoll Taiwanese-English Dictionary, which was generously released to the public under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 License.

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-'''MTL Toolbox''' is a set of scripts written in PHP that aid in understanding of [[Modern Taiwanese Language]] (MTL) and researching Taiwanese vocabulary.
+'''MTL Toolbox''' (https://learntaiwanese.org/MTLtoolbox/about.html) is software and data to help work with written Taiwanese using the [[MTL]] writing system and other romanizations for Taiwanese.
-==Dictionaries==
+== Features ==
-*[http://s93617118.onlinehome.us/mtl/MTLtoolbox/TEdict_matchu.php Taiwanese-English Dictionary] - accepts both MTL and English queries. Integrates the MTL Explainer, MTL Syllable Separator, MTL Interface to POJ Dictionary, and [[text-to-speech]] (TTS).
+* six Taiwanese dictionaries spanning from [[Taioaan Jidpurn-sitai|Japanese era]] to present day
-* [http://s93617118.onlinehome.us/mtl/MTLtoolbox/MTLIUG_web.php MTL Interface to POJ Dictionary] - converts an MTL word to a [[POJ]] word, looks it up in the POJ [[Taibuun/Hoabuun Svoarterng Sutiern]], and converts results from POJ to MTL. Also accepts [[Harnji]] search terms.
+* full-text search engine accepts written Taiwanese as well as English, and ''[[Harnji]]''
+* audio from latest [[Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan|government-compiled dictionary]]
+* word unjoiner to aid learning and searching at syllable level
+* ''Seven Tones'' soundboard: [[table of all MLT finals]] with examples
-==MTL learning tools==
+== How to search ==
-*[http://s93617118.onlinehome.us/mtl/MTLtoolbox/MTLexplain_web.php MTL Explainer] - explains the syllables within MTL word and where tone should change.
+=== Typical usage ===
-*[http://s93617118.onlinehome.us/mtl/MTLtoolbox/MTLtoMTLP_web.php MTL Syllable Separator] - Decomposes an MTL word into syllables of original tone.
+* input: Taiwanese word (often consists of two syllables [[tone sandhi|joined together]]), for example:
+** {{x|køefcie}}
+* the Toolbox "unjoins" words by database lookup
+* the results from historical works should be about the same as for:
+** {{x|køea cie}}
-==MTL/POJ Sentence Conversion Scripts==
+* more examples:
-*[http://s93617118.onlinehome.us/mtl/MTLtoolbox/MTLTTSfast.php?q= MTL Text to Speech (TTS)] - simply paste an MTL sentence after the "q=" and listen right away! For example, [http://s93617118.onlinehome.us/mtl/MTLtoolbox/MTLTTSfast.php?q=Lie-hQr! Lie hQr!]
+** {{x|chviafmng}}
-* [http://s93617118.onlinehome.us/mtl/MTLtoolbox/MTLtoPOJ_web.php MTL to POJ Converter] - converts a list of MTL words to [[POJ]] (ASCII format).
+** {{x|tøsia}}
-* [http://s93617118.onlinehome.us/mtl/MTLtoolbox/POJUtoMTL_web.php POJ to MTL Converter] - converts [[POJ]] sentences (in UTF-8 encoding) to MTL.
+** {{x|Taioaan}}
+=== Monosyllable ===
+* for a [[monosyllable]], exact matches are displayed by default, for example ([[Practical Taiwanese Conversation|PTC]]):
+** {{x|goar}}
+** {{x|lie}}
+** {{x|ee}}
-The MTL Toolbox is currently located [http://s93617118.onlinehome.us/mtl/MTLtoolbox/ here]. An older version is at this [http://learntaiwanese.taioaan.org/MTLtoolbox/ alternative site].
+* to see more matching entries, click "Khahzøe"
+== Data ==
+Local copies of:
+* HTB: ''[[Hiexntai-buun Dictionary]]''
+* DFT: ''[[Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan]]'' (in [[TL]]. We added MTL annotations and annotated over 5800 definitions in English for monosyllables)
+* MK: ''[[Maryknoll Taiwanese-English Dictionary]]'' (in [[POJ]]. We added MTL annotations)
+* EDUTECH: [[Liim Keahioong]] (2001-2003) ''EDUTECH: Taiwanese-English Dictionary Searched with Concise Atonal Spelling'' (in [[MLT]] with [[Talk:Øe|unified spellings]] (øe))
+* [[Bernard L.M. Embree|Embree, Bernard L. M.]] (1973). ''[[A Dictionary of Southern Min]]: based on current usage in Taiwan and checked against the earlier works of Carstairs Douglas, Thomas Barclay, and Ernest Tipson''. Hong Kong: Hong Kong Language Institute. (in POJ. We added MLT annotations)
+* Lim08: ''[[Tai-Nichi Daijiten]]'' translated into Taiwanese. (original 1931 & 1932, in [[Taioaan-guo kana|Taiwanese kana]]. Data in POJ. We added MLT annotations)
+We also support searching other websites with conversion to POJ/TL:
+* Lim (2019): ''[[Tai-Nichi Daijiten]]''
+* ''[[Taibuun/Hoabuun Svoarterng Sutiern]]''
+== Technical notes ==
+* [[SQLite]]: [https://sqlite.org/fts3.html FTS4] for full-text search
+* Token prefix queries: use the asterisk ('*') at the end. Similar to {{w|wildcard character}} in [[zokgiap hexthorng|operating systems]] (normal wildcard search not currently supported by FTS)
+** Example: {{x|Taioa*}}
+* Specify a column-name followed by a colon (':')
+** Example: {{dft|thj:頭*}} (you should see all DFT entries starting with this Harnji)
+* Add carat ^ before token to require token to be very first token in its column
+** Example: {{x|^thaau}}
+== See also ==
+* [[Taiwanese-English dictionaries]]
+== Acknowledgements ==
+* The MTL Toolbox uses data from the ''[[Maryknoll Taiwanese-English Dictionary]]'', which was generously released to the public under a [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 License].
+[[Category:Peqoexji]]
+[[Category:Modern Literal Taiwanese]]
+[[Category:Modern Taiwanese Language]]