Introduction to Taiwanese Vocabulary: Difference between revisions

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The [[Taioaan Jidpurn sitai|Empire of Japan ruled Taiwan]] from 1895 to 1945. Extensive contact with the [[Jidguo|Japanese]] language has left a legacy of Japanese loanwords. Examples are: [[piexntofng]], [[iafkiuu]], [[piexnsor]], [[huilengky]], [[bixsox]].  
The [[Taioaan Jidpurn sitai|Empire of Japan ruled Taiwan]] from 1895 to 1945. Extensive contact with the [[Jidguo|Japanese]] language has left a legacy of Japanese loanwords. Examples are: [[piexntofng]], [[iafkiuu]], [[piexnsor]], [[huilengky]], [[bixsox]].  


*[[otofbae]] (from [[wikt:オートバイ|オートバイ]] ootobai "autobike", an "Engrish" word)
*'''{{tts|[[otofbae]]}}''' (from {{wt|オートバイ}} ootobai "autobike", an "Engrish" word)
*[[pharng]] (from [[wikt:パン|パン]] pan "bread", which is itself a loanword from [[Portugal-guo|Portuguese]]).  
*'''{{tts|[[pharng]]}}''' (from {{wt|パン}} pan "bread", which is itself a loanword from [[Portugal-guo|Portuguese]]).  
*Grammatical particles borrowed from Japanese, notably ''tek'' (from teki 的) and ''kaf'' (from か), show up in the Taiwanese of older speakers.
*Grammatical particles borrowed from Japanese, notably '''{{tts|tek}}''' (from teki 的) and '''{{tts|kaf}}''' (from か), show up in the Taiwanese of older speakers.


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