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
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.

The initial consonants of MTL.
File:Initial consonants slow.mp3
The consonants (slower), plus sw and juo
MTL Approx. Example Meaning
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
Name chy khy phy thy zheq

Song

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See also

External links

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