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'''Taiwanese Modern Spelling System''' (TMSS) | '''Taiwanese Modern Spelling System''' (TMSS) | ||
* In 1943, four classmates in Tainan | * In 1943, four classmates in Tainan Second Middle School ({{z|臺南州立臺南第一中學校}}) started compiling Taiwanese words and assigning spellings for translating English sentences. A spelling rule for Taiwanese words in the Latin alphabet was later found and named the Taiwanese Modern Spelling System. | ||
* Words in TMSS are based on the pronunciation given in the ''Dictionary of the Amoy Vernacular'' by [[Kafm Uiliim|Rev. W. Campbell]], Tainan, 1913. | * Words in TMSS are based on the pronunciation given in the ''Dictionary of the Amoy Vernacular'' by [[Kafm Uiliim|Rev. W. Campbell]], Tainan, 1913. | ||
* TMSS was the foundation for [[Modern Literal Taiwanese]] | * TMSS was the foundation for [[Modern Literal Taiwanese]] |
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