Teochew or Hokkien??? (5)

How do we count one-two-three in Teochew? Hokkien and Teochew use the same character to write “two”, but pronounce it differently. A-Cion-He is wondering whether it should be “zêg-no-san” or “zêg-nng-san”…

A. 兩粒韭菜粿 nng-liab gu-cai-guê

B. 兩粒韭菜粿 no-liab gu-cai-guê

[ANSWER BELOW]

The Hokkien pronunciation of 兩 is different between different regions and dialects. In Tsiang-tsiu, the pronunciation is more similar to Teochew “no6”, whereas in Amoy and Tsuan-tsiu it is “nng”.

Teochew: 兩 no6 /no³⁵/
Hokkien: 兩 nn̄g /nŋ̍³³/ in Amoy, Tsuân-tsiu, but nōo /nɔ̃²²/ in Tsiang-tsiu

Posted on 2021-11-11 00:00:00 +0000