Modern Literal Taiwanese alphabet
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The Modern Literal Taiwanese alphabet was "designed in accord with international usage". It uses 27 letters: one letter more than the English alphabet. The extra letter is 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
The 18 initial consonants are: p, ph, m, b, t, th, n, l, k, kh, h, g, c, ch, s, j, z, zh.
MTL | Approx. | Example | Meaning |
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p | spin | papaf | father |
ph | pin | phaq | to hit |
m | Mimi | mi | noodle |
b | mumble | baq | meat |
t | stem | tit | straight |
th | Thomas | theh | to take |
n | neat | nii | year |
l | lima | laang | person |
k | ski | kaf | to add |
kh | key | khix | to go |
h | heap | hii | fish |
g | gaggle | go | five |
c(i) | gee | ciaf | here |
ch(i) | cheese | chiaf | car |
s | she / saw | si | is; yes |
j | vision / zeta | jit | sun; day |
z | yards | zef | this |
zh | Tsai (Ts'ai) | zhaix | vegetable |
- Note: s and j are "fricatives" when followed by i (IPA: [ɕ], [ʑ])
- The top five frequently occurring consonants in MoeDict are: k, s, <none>, t, and h. The three least frequently are j, m, and n. K appears nearly 4,300 times, but n appears only 374 times.
Aspirated consonants
There are five aspirated consonants, each formed with two letters: File:Chy, khy, phy, thvy, zheq.mp3
Letter | CH | KH | PH | TH | ZH |
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Name | chy | khy | phy | thy | zheq |
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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