How do I say this?
- Join taai (curving-up tone) together with oaan (also curving-up)
- Result: Taioaan (IPA: tai˧˧uan˧˥), because the curving-up tone converts to basic tone due to tone sandhi
- Modern Literal Taiwanese uses the tone circle of southern Taiwan
- In northern Taiwan, you may hear Taixoaan (IPA: tai˨˩uan˧˥), according to the local tone circle
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- "Taiwan" derives from the ethnonym of a tribe in the southwest part of the island
- 1684: Taiwan Prefecture (臺灣府) was established
- In Taiwanese, "灣" is usually read oafn (high tone/#1), not oaan (curving up tone/#5).
- Other phonetic transliterations include 大員, 大圓, 臺員, 臺圓, and 大灣. 員 and 圓 are read as oaan (buun readings).
- See also: Køelaang, Bafngkaq, Pangkiøo