Taiwanese Hangul: A Unique Writing System for Taiwanese Hokkien
Taiwanese (Hokkien)

Taiwanese Hangul: A Unique Writing System for Taiwanese Hokkien

Taiwanese Hangul (ํ•œ๊ธ€: ๋Œ€๊ฝƒ๊ธˆ์ง„; Chinese: ่‡บ่ชž่ญดๆ–‡; pinyin: Tรกiyว” Yร nwรฉn; Peฬh-ลe-jฤซ: Tรขi-gรญ Gฤn-bรปn) is an innovative orthography system developed to represent the sounds of Taiwanese Hokkien, one of Taiwan's most widely spoken languages. Introduced in 1987 by Taiwanese linguist Hsu Tsao-te, it leverages modified Hangul letters to transcribe Taiwanese Hokkien effectively. The system has since gained… Continue reading Taiwanese Hangul: A Unique Writing System for Taiwanese Hokkien