MTL Toolbox

MTL Toolbox is a set of scripts written in PHP that aid in understanding of Modern Taiwanese Language (MTL) and researching Taiwanese vocabulary (gwsuu).

Dictionaries (Jixtiern)

• Modern Taiwanese-English Dictionary [1] - a search engine for the Hiexntai-buun Dictionary. It accepts MTL, English and Harnji queries. Links to MTL Explainer, MoE audio, plus text-to-speech (TTS).
• Gateway to the Tw-Ch (Taihoa) 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 for Taiwanese and Mandarin as search terms. Big5 encoding.

MTL learning tools

• MTL Word Details [2] - (aka MTL Explainer) input an MTL word to look it up in the HTB, TSS, link to Maryknoll, Taihoa, and TDJ dictionaries, and breakdown the word into syllables and where tone sandhi occurs. Input an MTL syllable to break it down into initial & final, describing all parts (consonants, vowel, and tone). Or choose a random word or syllable from TSS.
• POJ vs MTL Demonstrator
  • Converts a POJ UTF-8 word into POJ ASCII, MTLN, MTLP, and MTL formats.
  • Can decompose an MTL word in the reverse direction.
• MTL Text to Speech (TTS) 🔊 - simply paste an MTL sentence after the "q=" and listen right away!

MTL/POJ Conversion

• POJ to MTL Converter - converts POJ sentences (in UTF-8 encoding) to MTL.
• MTL to POJ Converter - converts MTL sentences to POJ in ASCII format.

See Also

• Taiwanese-English Dictionary

Acknowledgements

• The MTL Toolbox uses data from the Maryknoll Taiwanese-English Dictionary, published by the Maryknoll Language Service Center in 2001. They have generously released their dictionary to the public under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 License.
• Speech synthesis is provided by the National Museum of Taiwan Literature.