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The Modern Literal Taiwanese alphabet consists of 27 letters: all the letters in the {{w|English alphabet}}, plus the Scandinavian [[ø]].
The [[alphabet]] for [[Modern Literal Taiwanese]] (MLT) consists of 27 letters: all the letters in the {{w|English alphabet}}, plus the Scandinavian [[ø]].


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== Vowels ==
== Vowels ==
[[File:A, i, u, e, o, ø, m, ng.mp3|thumb|none|a, i, u, e, o, ø, m, ng]]
[[File:A, i, u, e, o, ø, m, ng.mp3|thumb|none|{{x|a}}, {{x|i}}, {{x|u}}, {{x|e}}, {{x|o}}, {{x|ø}}, {{x|m}}, {{x|ng}}]]
* The six simple vowels are '''a''', '''i''', '''u''', '''e''', '''o''', '''ø''', '''m''' and '''ng'''.
* The simple vowels are '''a''', '''i''', '''u''', '''e''', '''o''', '''ø''', '''m''' and '''ng'''.
* '''y''' and '''w''' are [[high tone]] of "i" and "u".
* '''{{x|y}}''' and '''{{x|w}}''' are [[high tone]] of "i" and "u".
* '''m''' and '''ng''' are vowels but can be consonants too: "m-", "-m", "-ng"
* '''m''' and '''ng''' can also be consonants: "m-", "-m", "-ng"


== Song ==
== Song ==
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== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Table of all finals in MTL|Table of all finals]]
* [[Table of all MLT finals|Table of all finals]]
* [[Modern Literal Taiwanese]]
* [[Modern Literal Taiwanese]]
* [[A Beginner's Guide to Taiwanese]]
* [[A Beginner's Guide to Taiwanese]]
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* Washington DC Taiwanese School. [https://learntaiwanese.org/mltalphabet.pdf Modern Literal Taiwanese alphabet]
* Washington DC Taiwanese School. [https://learntaiwanese.org/mltalphabet.pdf Modern Literal Taiwanese alphabet]


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Latest revision as of 16:08, 25 July 2024

The alphabet for Modern Literal Taiwanese (MLT) consists of 27 letters: all the letters in the English alphabet, plus the Scandinavian ø.

Letter A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O Ø P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Name a by cy ied e ef* gi hy i ji ky ly my ny o ø py kiuq ar sy ty u viw w ex* y zef
  • Helper note (*): efhw and exkix.

Consonants

  • 18 initial consonants: p, ph, m, b, t, th, n, l, k, kh, h, g, c, ch, s, j, z, zh.
  • Five are aspirated consonants: ph, th, kh, ch, zh. The last one is called "zheq".
  • Most others are pronounced similar to original Latin or in general European languages
The initial consonants. s and j are "fricatives" (turbulent) when followed by i, otherwise non-fricative (e.g. si, ji vs. sef, jøee)

Vowels

a, i, u, e, o, ø, m, ng
  • The simple vowels are a, i, u, e, o, ø, m and ng.
  • y and w are high tone of "i" and "u".
  • m and ng can also be consonants: "m-", "-m", "-ng"

Song

ABCD ee Koaf. Liim Keahioong Zokkheg (1986)

See also

External links

MLT alphabet Aa | Bb | Cc | Dd | Ee | Ff | Gg | Hh | Ii | Jj | Kk | Ll | Mm | Nn | Oo | Øø | Pp | Qq | Rr | Ss | Tt | Uu | Vv | Ww | Xx | Yy | Zz