Tones of Taiwanese

tones of Middle Chinese

• yin level (high)
• rising (high falling, siofngsviaf)
• yin departing (low)
• yin entering (low stopped)
• yang level (rising)
• yang departing (mid)
• yang entering (high stopped)

Tones in Taiwanese

• Kitiau-Ym (Basic Tone)
• KQtiau-Ym (High Tone)
• Extut-Ym (Low Falling Tone)
• Sioxngtut-Ym (Shouting-Out Tone)
• Hoesoaan-Ym (Curving Tone)
• Chiog-Ym (Short Tone)
• Zoafntiau (Tone Sandhi)

• Tea-Ym (short tone)