Taiguo
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Taiguo 🔊 (台語; spoken Taiwanese language)
Etymology
- The concept of Taiguo originated during the Japanese era (Jidguo: 台湾語 Taiwan go)
- Prior to this development, Hokkien language was referred to as Hoklo or simply Chinese, as in James W. Davidson's The Island of Formosa and the works of William Campbell
- see also Taioan'oe
Notes
- In Tailaam, Tvafkao, Taitiofng, people are inclined to say Taigie 🔊 (see Ciangciw-oe)
- However, people in Taipag will lean toward saying Taiguo (see Zoanciw-oe)
- Taiguo uses the literary reading of 語 (guo).
| Region | wikt:語 |
|---|---|
| Logkarng | gTemplate:Ire |
| Samkiab | gTemplate:Ire |
| Taipag | guo 🔊 |
| Gilaan | gie |
| Tailaam | gie |
| Køhioong | gie 🔊 |
| Kimmngg | gTemplate:Ire |
| Mafkefng | guo |
| Sinteg | gTemplate:Ire; gie |
| Taitiofng | gie |
adapted from 語音差異表 or 詞彙比較表 #021 (語), Entry #10850 (語) (mob / moe), DFT (in Chinese and Taiwanese Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2011.