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| ph  || P (crisp)  || pha<u>q</u>  || to hit  
| ph  || P (crisp)  || pha<u>q</u>  || to hit  
|-  
|-  
| m  || me  || mi  || noodle  
| m  || me  || [[mi]] || noodle  
|-  
|-  
| b  || mu'''mb'''le  || ba<u>q</u>  || meat  
| b  || mu'''mb'''le  || ba<u>q</u>  || meat  
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| th  || Thomas  || the<u>h</u>  || to take  
| th  || Thomas  || the<u>h</u>  || to take  
|-  
|-  
| n  || neat  || nii  || year  
| n  || neat  || [[nii]] || year  
|-  
|-  
| l  || Lima  || laang  || person  
| l  || Lima  || [[laang]] || person  
|-  
|-  
| k  || gear  || ka<u>f</u> || to add (see {{x2|ka'iuu}})
| k  || gear  || ka<u>f</u> || to add (see {{x2|ka'iuu}})
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| kh  || key  || khi<u>x</u>  || go  
| kh  || key  || khi<u>x</u>  || go  
|-  
|-  
| h  || heap  || hii  || fish  
| h  || heap  || [[hii]] || fish  
|-  
|-  
| g  || ga'''gg'''le  || go  || five  
| g  || ga'''gg'''le  || go  || five  
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| ch(i)  || cheese  || chia<u>f</u>  || car  
| ch(i)  || cheese  || chia<u>f</u>  || car  
|-  
|-  
| s(i)  || she/sea  || si  || yes  
| s(i)  || she / sea  || si  || yes  
|-  
|-  
| j(i)  || Z  || jit  || day  
| j(i)  || Z  || [[jit]] || day  
|-  
|-  
| z  || yar'''ds''' || ze<u>f</u>  || this  
| z  || yar'''ds''' || ze<u>f</u>  || this  
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| a  || ka || to bite  
| a  || ka || to bite  
|-  
|-  
| i  || hvi || ear  
| i  || h<u>v</u>i || ear  
|-  
|-  
| u  || u || to have  
| u  || u || to have  
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| e  || ke || low  
| e  || ke || low  
|-  
|-  
| o  || lo || road  
| o  || [[lo]] || road  
|-  
|-  
| ø  || hør || good  
| ø  || hø<u>r</u> || good  
|-  
|-  
| m  || m || no  
| m  || m || no  
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| oe  || hoe || meeting  
| oe  || hoe || meeting  
|-  
|-  
| øe  || [[exsae|øe]] || to be able to
| øe  || [[øe]] || to be able to
|-  
|-  
| oai  || koaix || weird   
| oai  || {{x2|koaix}} || weird   
|}
|}


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| va || va  || filling (for dumplings etc.)  
| va || va  || filling (for dumplings etc.)  
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|-  
| vi || hvi || ear  
| vi || [[hvi]] || ear  
|-  
|-  
| ve || gve || stiff  
| ve || gve || stiff  
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| vai || vai || to carry on back  
| vai || vai || to carry on back  
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|-  
| vau || gvau || lotus root  
| vau || [[liengvau|gvau]] || lotus root  
|-  
|-  
| via || thviaf || to listen  
| via || thviaf || to listen  
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{|  
{|  
! Tone !! MTL !! Meaning  
! Tone !! Example !! Meaning  
|-  
|-  
| Basic || si || is  
| Basic || si || is  
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| High || hiaf || there  
| High || hiaf || there  
|-  
|-  
| Low Falling || zhaix || vegetable  
| Low Falling || [[zhaix]] || vegetable  
|-  
|-  
| Shouting || zar || early  
| Shouting || zar || early  
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|  ||  ||   
|  ||  ||   
|-  
|-  
| Short high || ciah || eat  
| Short high || ciah || to eat  
|-  
|-  
| Short low || phaq || hit  
| Short low || phaq || to hit  
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|-  
| Short high || hap || close  
| Short high || hap || to close  
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|-  
| Short low || ciab || catch  
| Short low || ciab || to catch  
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|-  
| Short high || kut || slippery  
| Short high || kut || slippery  
|-  
|-  
| Short low || kud || bone  
| Short low || [[kud]] || bone  
|-  
|-  
| Short high || lok || deer  
| Short high || [[lok]] || deer  
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|-  
| Short low || kog || country   
| Short low || [[kokkaf|kog]] || country   
|}
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* [[Introduction to Taiwanese Vocabulary]]
* [[Introduction to Taiwanese Vocabulary]]
* [[Practical Taiwanese Conversation]]
* [[Practical Taiwanese Conversation]]
* [[Taiwanese alphabet]]


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