Tone 33 Morphemes in Penang Hokkien using Taiji Romanisation

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:

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