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INTRODUCTION
VII
ṳ is changed into a sound like oo.
- chṳ̂, potatoes,
- is spoken as if it were chôo.
- hṳ̂, fish,
- is„ spoken„ as if it„ were„ hôo.
- khṳ̀, to go,
- is„ spoken„ as if it„ were„ khòo, or khà.
- hṳ́, to accede,
- is„ spoken„ as if it„ were„ hóo,
- sṳ̄, business,
- is„ spoken„ as if it„ were„ sōo.
oiⁿ is changed into aiⁿ.
- hôiⁿ, to pay,
- is spoken as if it were hâiⁿ.
- ôiⁿ, leisure,
- spoken„ as if it„ were„ âiⁿ.
- koiⁿ, classifier of houses,
- spoken„ as if it„ were„ haiⁿ.
- soiⁿ, before,
- spoken„ as if it„ were„ saiⁿ.
ou or au is changed into ow.
- jiāu, to drive,
- is spoken as if it were jiōw.
- miáuⁿ, obscure,
- spoken„ as if it„ were„ miów.
- ngiau, a cat,
- spoken„ as if it„ were„ ngiow.
- nôuⁿ, a child,
- spoken„ as if it„ were„ nôwⁿ.
In certain words i is inserted before o.
- jo̍k, to disgrace,
- is spoken as if it were jio̍k.
- tong, the middle
- spoken„ as if it„ were„ tiong.
- so̍k, custom,
- spoken„ as if it„ were„ sio̍k.
ṳ is changed into i.
- kṳn, a pound,
- is spoken as if it were kin.
- ngṳ̂n, silver,
- spoken„ as if it„ were„ ngîn.
- hṳ̃n, hatred,
- spoken„ as if it„ were„ hīn.
a or io is changed into e or we.
- iông, splendor,
- is spoken as if it were wéng.
- kuang, light,
- spoken„ as if it„ were„ kweng.
- khuang, to subvert,
- spoken„ as if it„ were„ khweng.
u is changed into wa.
- hun-hù, to enjoin,
- is spoken as if it were hwan-hù.
