Tone 33 Morphemes are meaning-carrying syllables that do not of tone 3 and retain their tone when they sandhi. These morphemes correspond with tone 7 in the Church Romanisation system of Hokkien. While the Church Romanisation uses the macron over the vowel, for example tāng, Taiji Romanisation uses tone 33, thus tang33.
When writing in Taiji Romanisation, one may opt to show the tone 33 as it is, or as simply 3. This option is open because Taiji Romanisation reflects the pronunciation at output. Therefore, the same tone is pronounced whether it is shown as 33 or 3. Nonetheless, one is encouraged to write 33 whenever it appears.
The following are morphemes with tone 33 that I have assembled:
a33si33 if
be33 cannot
beo33 temple
ban33 slow, ten thousand
bang33 net, dream
beh33 sell
bin33 face
ce33 many, much
ceh33 to sit
chiu33 morpheme for tree
cor33 how
e33 can
gong33 stupid
gor33 five
gua33 outer
haeh33 put
hien33 see, vision
hor33 give
jee33 two
ji33 word
jin33 to recognize
jio33 urine
jor33 how
kin33 near
kio33 sedan
ku33 old
lai33 inner
lang33 to taunt, to mock
lau33 old, funnel
lor33 road
luan33 to make noise
mia33 life
mm33 negator particle
nia33 only
nor33 two
si33 if
siang33 same
su33 island, matter
tang33 heavy, dark
tee33-tee33 continuously, constantly
ti33 morpheme for siblings
tnia33-tnia33 continuously, constantly
tong33 cave; touch
tor33 intestine, blot
tua33 big, old
uh33 to have
wa33 language, word
yong33 to use
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