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A [[hyphen]] is used to join two, or more isolated words to  
A [[hyphen]] is used to join two, or more isolated words to  
make a new compound word with its own meaning.
make a new compound word with its own meaning. For example:
 
* {{XL|Taioaan}} + laang = [[Taioaan-laang]] (Taiwanese person)
Examples: '''[[Taioaan-laang]]''' (Taiwanese person); '''[[Bykog-kongbiin]]''' (American citizen).
* {{XL|Bykog}} + {{x|kongbiin}} = [[Bykog-kongbiin]] (American citizen).


When reading these hyphenated words, the syllable directly  
When reading these hyphenated words, the syllable directly  
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