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!Tone <br>number !! Name !! Description !! Pitch !! [[MTL]] !! Example
!Tone <br>number !! Name !! Description !! Pitch !! [[MTL]] !! Example
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|1 || dark level (ym-pviaa 陰平) || [[high tone|high]] ([[køtiau-ym]] 高平音) || 55 || af ||  [[say]] 獅
|1 || dark level (ym-pviaa 陰平) || [[high tone|high]] || 55 || af ||  [[say]] 獅
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|2 || rising (siorng 上) || shouting-out ([[sioxngtut-ym]] 高降音) || 51 || ar ||  [[hor]] 虎
|2 || rising (siorng 上) || [[shouting tone|shouting]] || 51 || ar ||  [[hor]] 虎
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|3 || dark departing (ym-khix 陰去) || low falling ([[extut-ym]] 下突音) || 31 || ax ||  {{x|pax}} 豹
|3 || dark departing (ym-khix 陰去) || [[low tone|low falling]] || 31 || ax ||  {{x|pax}} 豹
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|4 || dark entering (ym-jip 陰入) || low short (tef-[[chiok'ym]] 低促音) || 3ʔ || aq ||  [[piq]] 鱉, [[aq]] 鴨
|4 || dark entering (ym-jip 陰入) || [[short tones|low short]] || 3ʔ || aq ||  [[piq]] 鱉, [[aq]] 鴨
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|5 || light level (ioong-pviaa 陽平) || curving ([[hoesoaan-ym]] 迴旋音) || 24 || aa || [[hiim]] 熊, [[guu]] 牛
|5 || light level (ioong-pviaa 陽平) || [[curving tone]] || 24 || aa || [[hiim]] 熊, [[guu]] 牛
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|7 || light departing (ioong-khix 陽去) || basic ([[kitiau-ym]] 基調音) || 33 || a || [[chviu]] 象
|7 || light departing (ioong-khix 陽去) || [[basic tone]] || 33 || a || [[chviu]] 象
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|8 || light entering (ioong-jip 陽入) || high short (køf-[[chiok'ym]] 高促音) || 5ʔ || ah || [[Logkhøf|lok]] 鹿
|8 || light entering (ioong-jip 陽入) || high short || 5ʔ || ah || [[Logkhøf|lok]] 鹿
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* "level, rising, departing, entering" or "pviaa, siorng, khix, jip" refer to the original [[suosefng|four tones]] of [[Tiongkor Harnguo|Middle Chinese]]
* "level, rising, departing, entering" or "pviaa, siorng, khix, jip" refer to the original [[suosefng|four tones]] of [[Tiongkor Harnguo|Middle Chinese]]

Revision as of 03:02, 29 August 2019

Tones of Taiwanese. In MTL, the tone is indicated by f, r, or x or modified spelling of the vowel.

The seven tones of Taiwanese, written in Peh-oe-ji (POJ)
File:Seven Tones.mp3
1. af, 2. ar, 3. ax, 4. aq, 5. aa, 7. a, 8. ah
File:Say, hor, pax, piq, hiim, chviu, lok.mp3
say, hor, pax, piq, hiim, chviu, lok (MoeDict)
File:Ty, bea, pax, aq, zoaa, chviu, lok.mp3
ty, bea, pax, aq, zoaa, chviu, lok (MoeDict)
svaf, tea, khox, khoaq, laang, ea, phvi, tit (衫 短 褲 闊 人 矮 鼻 直)

Table

Tone
number		 Name Description Pitch MTL Example
1 dark level (ym-pviaa 陰平) high 55 af say 獅
2 rising (siorng 上) shouting 51 ar hor 虎
3 dark departing (ym-khix 陰去) low falling 31 ax pax 豹
4 dark entering (ym-jip 陰入) low short 3ʔ aq piq 鱉, aq 鴨
5 light level (ioong-pviaa 陽平) curving tone 24 aa hiim 熊, guu 牛
7 light departing (ioong-khix 陽去) basic tone 33 a chviu 象
8 light entering (ioong-jip 陽入) high short 5ʔ ah lok 鹿
  • "level, rising, departing, entering" or "pviaa, siorng, khix, jip" refer to the original four tones of Middle Chinese
  • Not shown: Tone 6 (pitch 22/33) is not widely used. Lukang accent still has the 6th tone, which has merged with the 2nd and 7th tones in other dialects of Taiwanese. Tone 9 (pitch 35) is used in Japanese loanwords and contractions. See TRS for diacritics.

See also

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