Øe
The compound vowel øe 🔊 is dialectal: generally Template:X2 in the south (Køhioong) and Template:X2 in the north (Taipag), although in some words, it's the opposite. Examples:
| Unified Spelling | Southern | Northern | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Template:X2 | peq | poeq | eight |
| Template:X2 | bea | boea | to buy |
| Template:X2 | boea | bea | tail |
| Template:X2 | goeh | geq | month |
Toxngsuu
- The verb øe (會†; to be able to / to possibly / will) is shortened to just Template:X2 in most places.
| Region | the verb e |
|---|---|
| Logkarng | e |
| Samkiab | øe |
| Taipag | Template:X2 |
| Gilaan | e |
| Tailaam | e |
| Køhioong | Template:X2 |
| Kimmngg | e |
| Mafkefng | e |
| Sinteg | e |
| Taitiofng | e |
adapted from 語音差異表 or 詞彙比較表 #407 (會), Entry #9595 (會) (mob / moe), DFT (in Chinese and Taiwanese Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2011.
See also
ZK
- Governor-General of Taiwan (1931-1932). "ōe (能)", in Ogawa Naoyoshi, ed. 臺日大辭典 [Taiwanese-Japanese Dictionary] (in Japanese and Taiwanese) 1. Taihoku: 同府 [Dōfu]. p. 152.
- Different Taiwanese Dialects and Derivative Vowels