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Bǽh-oe-tu (abbr. BOT; Chinese: 白話字) is an orthography used to write the Haikou dialect of the Hainanese language. It was invented by Carl C. Jeremiassen, a Danish pioneer missionary in Fucheng (present-day Haikou) in 1881.
Spelling schemes
Consonants
| Bǽh-oe-tu | Example | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| b | 巴敗包 | ʔɓ |
| m | 妈母矛 | m |
| f | 抛派炮 | f |
| v | 我眉馬 | v |
| t | 三知聲 | t |
| d | 担待豆 | ʔɗ |
| n | 拿乃腦 | n |
| l | 拉利漏 | l |
| c | 正鳥爭 | ts |
| s | 差猜抄 | s |
| j | 雅也熱 | z |
| k | 交官縣 | k |
| g | 傲牙俄 | ŋ |
| kh | 摳科區 | x |
| h | 偷听花 | h |
Vowels
| Bǽh-oe-tu | Example | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| a | ... | a |
| ai | ... | ai |
| au | ... | au |
| am | ... | am |
| ag | ... | aŋ |
| ab | ... | ap |
| ak | ... | ak |
| e | ... | e |
| eg | ... | eŋ |
| ek | ... | ek |
| æ | ... | ɛ |
| i | ... | i |
| ia | ... | ia |
| iag | ... | iaŋ |
| io | ... | io |
| iu | ... | iu |
| im | ... | im |
| in | ... | in |
| ib | ... | ip |
| it | ... | it |
| o | ... | o |
| og | ... | oŋ |
| ok | ... | ok |
| o͘ | ... | ɔ |
| u | ... | u |
| ui | ... | ui |
| oa | ... | ua |
| oai | ... | uai |
| oag | ... | uaŋ |
| oat | ... | uat |
| oak | ... | uak |
| oe | ... | ue |
| ... | ... | ... |
| ... | ... | ... |
| ... | ... | ... |
| ... | ... | ... |
| ... | ... | ... |
Tones
| Tonal types | Tone Marks | Example |
|---|---|---|
| 陰平 yin ping |
none | 安天 |
| 陽平 yang ping |
◌̂ | 平人 |
| 上聲 shang sheng |
◌́ | 古女 |
| 陰去 yin qu |
◌̀ | 正變 |
| 陽去 yang qu |
◌̄ | 謝厚 |
| 陰入 yin ru |
none (-b/-t/-k/-h) |
急七 |
| 陽入 yang ru |
◌́ (-b/-t/-k/-h) |
六十 |
Sample texts from Hainanese Bibles
See also
- Hainanese Transliteration Scheme (海南话拼音方案)
External Links
- Gospel of Luke in Hainan Romanized (Bǽh-oe-tu), published in 1916.
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