Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan/Frequency of syllables: Difference between revisions

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The ten most frequent are: ''{{x|ar}}'' (867), ''{{x|thaau}}'' (291), ''{{x|kofng}}'' (170), ''{{x|chiuo}}'' (163), ''{{x|zuie}}'' (161), ''{{x|hofng}}'' (156), ''{{x|laang}}'' (152), ''{{x|sym}}'' (147), ''{{x|khaf}}'' (140), ''{{x|seg}}'' (133).  
The ten most frequent are: ''{{x|ar}}'' (867), ''{{x|thaau}}'' (291), ''{{x|kofng}}'' (170), ''{{x|chiuo}}'' (163), ''{{x|zuie}}'' (161), ''{{x|hofng}}'' (156), ''{{x|laang}}'' (152), ''{{x|sym}}'' (147), ''{{x|khaf}}'' (140), ''{{x|seg}}'' (133).  


The next 90 most frequent syllables are: {{x|hoad}}, {{x|ky}}, {{x|khix}}, {{x|syn}}, {{x|toa}}, {{x|kef}}, {{x|bøo}}, {{x|bin}}, {{x|kaf}}, {{x|te}}, {{x|chiaf}}, {{x|lie}}, {{x|lo}}, {{x|iuu}}, {{x|cie}}, {{x|sw}}, {{x|jiin}}, {{x|su}}, {{x|sefng}}, {{x|zhuix}}, {{x|oe}}, {{x|hwn}}, {{x|zhaix}}, {{x|kafng}}, {{x|zuo}}, {{x|tai}}, {{x|zhud}}, {{x|zeeng}}, {{x|khie}}, {{x|sii}}, {{x|heeng}}, {{x|hoea}}, {{x|jit}}, {{x|lek}}, {{x|køf}}, {{x|kex}}, {{x|kym}}, {{x|sex}}, {{x|hoe}}, {{x|siofng}}, {{x|ho}}, {{x|zexng}}, {{x|of}}, {{x|leeng}}, {{x|kii}}, {{x|hii}}, {{x|hoef}}, {{x|siøf}}, {{x|kor}}, {{x|lieen}}, {{x|koafn}}, {{x|zefng}}, {{x|bak}}, {{x|si}}, {{x|to}}, {{x|goa}}, {{x|bie}}, {{x|goaan}}, {{x|siin}}, {{x|buun}}, {{x|siw}}, {{x|nii}}, {{x|zex}}, {{x|peh}}, {{x|hoong}}, {{x|hae}}, {{x|cid}}, {{x|au}}, {{x|tong}}, {{x|tiofng}}, {{x|kefng}}, {{x|kaw}}, {{x|pud}}, {{x|tien}}, {{x|mngg}}, {{x|teng}}, {{x|kaux}}, {{x|kog}}, {{x|kae}}, {{x|tee}}, {{x|boea}}, {{x|ix}}, {{x|sie}}, {{x|buo}}, {{x|sexng}}, {{x|kerng}}, {{x|ciah}}, {{x|biin}}, {{x|tngg}}, {{x|khuy}}
The next 90 most frequent syllables are: {{x|hoad}}, {{x|khix}}, {{x|syn}}, {{x|toa}}, {{x|ky}}, {{x|bøo}}, {{x|bin}}, {{x|kaf}}, {{x|chiaf}}, {{x|lo}}, {{x|iuu}}, {{x|cie}}, {{x|jiin}}, {{x|sw}}, {{x|sefng}}, {{x|su}}, {{x|zhuix}}, {{x|oe}}, {{x|hwn}}, {{x|kafng}}, {{x|zhaix}}, {{x|tai}}, {{x|zuo}}, {{x|zeeng}}, {{x|zhud}}, {{x|khie}}, {{x|sii}}, {{x|heeng}}, {{x|lie}}, {{x|tøe}}, {{x|jit}}, {{x|lek}}, {{x|køf}}, {{x|kym}}, {{x|høea}}, {{x|ho}}, {{x|zexng}}, {{x|siofng}}, {{x|leeng}}, {{x|of}}, {{x|kii}}, {{x|kex}}, {{x|hoef}}, {{x|hii/huu}} ({{x|hii}}), {{x|kor}}, {{x|lieen}}, {{x|koafn}}, {{x|bak}}, {{x|si}}, {{x|hoe}}, {{x|zefng}}, {{x|siøf}}, {{x|to}}, {{x|goa}}, {{x|bie}}, {{x|goaan}}, {{x|buun}}, {{x|siin}}, {{x|siw}}, {{x|peh}}, {{x|zex}}, {{x|hae}}, {{x|køef}}, {{x|hoong}}, {{x|tiofng}}, {{x|au}}, {{x|kefng}}, {{x|pud}}, {{x|nii}}, {{x|tong}}, {{x|kaw}}, {{x|cid}}, {{x|teng}}, {{x|mngg}}, {{x|tien}}, {{x|kaux}}, {{x|kog}}, {{x|boea/bea}} ({{x|bøea}}), {{x|ix}}, {{x|kae}}, {{x|buo}}, {{x|sie}}, {{x|biin}}, {{x|sexng}}, {{x|ciah}}, {{x|kerng}}, {{x|tngg}}, {{x|sex}}, {{x|zeg}}, {{x|khuy}}


=== Method ===
=== Method ===
A frequency analysis was performed on the readings of headwords of the ''[[Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan]]'' (as found in ''[[MoeDict]]''). All sections were used except Japanese loanwords and idioms. Alternate readings were not included. Each reading was broken down into syllables, yielding a total of 37,678 syllables, which included 2,128 distinct syllables.
A frequency analysis was performed on the readings of headwords of the ''Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan'' (as found in ''[[MoeDict]]''). All sections were used except Japanese loanwords and idioms. A total count of 37,678 syllables yielded 2,128 distinct syllables.


== See also ==
== See also ==
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