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Revision as of 10:51, 11 December 2019
The Modern Literal Taiwanese alphabet was "designed in accord with international usage". It uses 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 |
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| 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
- All 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".
- s and j are "fricatives" (turbulent) when followed by i (IPA: [ɕ], [ʑ]).
Vowels
- Eight of the letters are always vowels: a, i, u, e, o, ø, y, w.
- y and w are high tone of i and u
- m and ng are vowels but can be consonants too: "m-", "-m", "-ng"
Song
See also
External links
- Liim Keahioong (2001). Introduction to MLT (Modern Literal Taiwanese)
- Liim, Keahioong (1986). The Song of Taiwanese Alphabet
- Washington DC Taiwanese School. Modern Literal Taiwanese alphabet
| 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 |
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