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:

  1. a33si33 if

  2. be33 cannot

  3. beo33 temple

  4. ban33 slow, ten thousand

  5. bang33 net, dream

  6. beh33 sell

  7. bin33 face

  8. ce33 many, much

  9. ceh33 to sit

  10. chiu33 morpheme for tree

  11. cor33 how

  12. e33 can

  13. gong33 stupid

  14. gor33 five

  15. gua33 outer

  16. haeh33 put

  17. hien33 see, vision

  18. hor33 give

  19. jee33 two

  20. ji33 word

  21. jin33 to recognize

  22. jio33 urine

  23. jor33 how

  24. kin33 near

  25. kio33 sedan

  26. ku33 old

  27. lai33 inner

  28. lang33 to taunt, to mock

  29. lau33 old, funnel

  30. lor33 road

  31. luan33 to make noise

  32. mia33 life

  33. mm33 negator particle

  34. nia33 only

  35. nor33 two

  36. si33 if

  37. siang33 same

  38. su33 island, matter

  39. tang33 heavy, dark

  40. tee33-tee33 continuously, constantly

  41. ti33 morpheme for siblings

  42. tnia33-tnia33 continuously, constantly

  43. tong33 cave; touch

  44. tor33 intestine, blot

  45. tua33 big, old

  46. uh33 to have

  47. wa33 language, word

  48. yong33 to use

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