6
First Lessons in the Swatow Dialect.
p as in | bar, | in 巴 pa, | 立 lîp. |
s as„ in„ | so, | in„ 順 sŭn, | 實 sît. |
t as„ in„ | tilt, | in„ 茶 tê, | 得 tit. |
ng as„ in„ | sing, | in„ 籠 lâng, | 言 ngân. |
c as„ in„ | chair, | in„ 止 cí, | 船 cûn. |
This last is a sound between ch in chair, and ts in fits.
The vowels found in combination are
ai as in | 來 lâi, | 勿 mài, | 哀 ai. |
au as„ in„ | 後 ău, | 老 láu, | 頭 thâu. |
ia as„ in„ | 亦 īa, | 益 iah, | 養 iáng. |
ie as„ in„ | 窰 îe, | 藥 îeh, | 廟 bīe. |
io as„ in„ | 妖 io, | 永 ióng, | 慾 îok. |
iu as„ in„ | 油 îu, | 硫 lîu, | 守 síu. |
oa as„ in„ | 大 tōa, | 帶 tòa, | 舵 tŏa. |
oi as„ in„ | 鞋 oî, | 代 thòi, | 狹 oîh. |
ua as„ in„ | 活 ûah, | 我 úa, | 滿 múa. |
ue as„ in„ | 說 sueh, | 頹 thue, | 話 ūe. |
ui as„ in„ | 醫 ui, | 碓 tùi, | 瑞 sŭi. |