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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.
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