Tones of Taiwanese
Below is a chart of the Tones of Taiwanese and correspondence to Tones of Middle Chinese (yin/yang, im'ioong).
Examples
Tone Chart
Order (順序) | Name (調名) | Description | 調值 | POJ | MTL Template:TTS2 |
Example Template:TTS2 | |
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1 | 陰平 (yin level) | Køtiau-ym (高平音; High Tone) | ˥˥ | 55 | a | af | 獅 (say) |
2(6) | 上 (rising) | Sioxngtut-ym (高降音; Shouting-Out Tone) | ˥˩ | 51 | á | ar | 虎 (hor) |
3 | 陰去 (yin departing) | Extut-ym (下突音; Low Falling Tone) | ˧˩ | 31 | à | ax | 豹 (pax) |
4 | 陰入 (yin entering) | Tef-Chiok'ym (低促音; Low Short Tone) | ˧ʔ | 3ʔ | ah | aq | 鱉 (piq),鴨 (aq) |
5 | 陽平 (yang level) | Hoesoaan-ym (迴旋音; Curving Tone) | ˨˦ | 24 | â | aa | 熊 (hiim),牛 (guu) |
7 | 陽去 (yang departing) | Kitiau-ym (基調音; Basic Tone) | ˧˧ | 33 | ā | a | 象 (chviu) |
8 | 陽入 (yang entering) | Køf-Chiok'ym (高促音; High Short Tone) | ˥ʔ | 5ʔ | a̍h | ah | 鹿 (lok) |
- Chart adapted from zh:臺灣話#.E8.81.B2.E8.AA.BF
- see graphic File:Taiwanese_tones.png
See Also
- Tngym (long tone)
- Tefym (short tone)
- Zoafntiau (Tone sandhi)