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{{g|Tefym|{{ptj|短音}}|short tones}}
'''Short tones''' ({{w|checked tone}}) in Taiwanese end with ''h'', ''p'', ''t'', or ''k'' sounds.  In [[MLT]], the high-short tones end with ''h'', ''p'', ''t'', or ''k'', and the low-short tones end with ''q'', ''b'', ''d'', or ''g''.


==Chiok'ym==
== Word-final stops ==
{{gs|Chiok'ym|促音|short tone}}
{{w|Stop consonant}}s and examples:
*{{gs|Køf-chiok'ym|高促音|high, #8, 5ʔ}}
* [[h]]/[[q]] ({{w|Glottal stop}}, 開放促音): {{x|ciah}}, {{x|phaq}} (''eat, hit'')
*{{gs|Tef-chiok'ym|低促音|low, #4, 3ʔ}}
* [[p]]/[[b]] ({{w|Bilabial stop}}, 唇上促音): {{x|zap}}, {{x|kab}} (''ten, with'')
* [[t]]/[[d]] ({{w|Alveolar stop}}, 舌前促音): {{x|zhat}}, {{x|pad}} (''thief, eight'')
* [[k]]/[[g]] ({{w|Velar stop}}, 喉頂促音): {{x|pak}}, {{x|pag}} (''to lease, north'')
* Note: The glottal "q" often [[tone sandhi|sandhi]]'s into [[shouting tone]]: {{x|bahzaxng}}
Almost all non-v-nasalized vowels have a short version, leading to about 30 short finals. About half of v-nasalized vowels can end with ''h'', adding 6 more. See: [[Table of all MLT finals]]


== word-final {{w|stop consonant}}s ==
== Gwsuu ==
*開放促音 ({{w|Glottal stop}}, [[h]]/[[q]]): {{tx|ciah, phaq}}(''eat, hit'')
* {{gs|chiok'ym|促音|checked/short tone}}
*唇上促音 ({{w|Bilabial stop}}, [[p]]/[[b]]): {{tx|zap, kab}} (''ten, with'')
* {{g|koaan-chiok'ym||high-short, #8}}
*舌前促音 ({{w|Alveolar stop}}, [[t]]/[[d]]): {{tx|zhat, pid}} (''thief, pen'')
* {{g|ke-chiok'ym||low-short, #4}}
*喉頂促音 ({{w|Velar stop}}, [[k]]/[[g]]): {{tx|pak, hog}} (''to lease, fortune'')
**Note: The glottal "q" often [[tone sandhi|sandhi]]'s into [[shouting tone]]: {{tx|[[bahzaxng]]}}


== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Table of all finals in MTL]]  
* [[Table of all MLT finals]]  
 
* [[Tones of Taiwanese]]
[[Category:Tones of Taiwanese]]
[[Category:Tones of Taiwanese]]

Latest revision as of 15:07, 22 June 2024

Short tones (checked tone) in Taiwanese end with h, p, t, or k sounds. In MLT, the high-short tones end with h, p, t, or k, and the low-short tones end with q, b, d, or g.

Word-final stops

Stop consonants and examples:

Almost all non-v-nasalized vowels have a short version, leading to about 30 short finals. About half of v-nasalized vowels can end with h, adding 6 more. See: Table of all MLT finals

Gwsuu

See also