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Ø (ø) is a vowel (bwym) and a letter (jixbuo) used in the Danish, Norwegian languages.

MLT Usage

In Modern Literal Taiwanese, this letter is used for the sound written in POJ and TL as a plain o. In Køhioong accent, it is a close-mid back unrounded vowel ([ɤ]). In Taipag accent, it is a close-mid back rounded vowel ([o]). It may be spoken variously as [o], [ɤ], [ə]. For example, hør (good), øar (oyster), ørgiøo (jelly fig), and Ørciw (Australia) are all written with ø. The MLT finals ø and appear in all seven tones, including øh and iøh.

The digraph øe can be used for unified spelling across dialects.

Computers

  • macOS: option key and o
  • iOS: hold down o to see options
  • Microsoft Windows:
    • Alt-0248: hold Alt and input 0248 on the keypad
    • using the "United States-International" keyboard setting, it can be typed by holding down the "Alt-Gr" (right Alt) key and pressing "L"
  • MS Word: Ctrl / together, then press o

History in Written Taiwanese

Taiwanese Modern Spelling System originally used an "o" crossed by a backslash. This was replaced by "ø" in Modern Literal Taiwanese. In some cases it is convenient to use "Q" or "0" in place of "ø".

Other uses

  • Ø, Denmark is a piece of land in the valley of the Nørreå in the eastern part of Jutland, Denmark. Its name means "island".
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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