Truku Alphabet
This dictionary uses the Indigenous language writing system announced in 2005 by Taiwan’s Ministry of Education and Council of Indigenous Peoples. The Truku alphabet has 24 letters.
Letter
Vowels are shown in red. Choose a letter to browse the roots and words that begin with it. “ng” is a single letter, not n + g.
| Letter | Type | Roots | Words | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | Vowel | 60 | 3 | Roots Words |
| b | Consonant | 242 | 717 | Roots Words |
| c | Consonant | 25 | 44 | Roots Words |
| d | Consonant | 94 | 2,369 | Roots Words |
| e | Vowel | 24 | 2,572 | Roots Words |
| g | Consonant | 114 | 5,240 | Roots Words |
| h | Consonant | 153 | 1,287 | Roots Words |
| i | Vowel | 30 | 65 | Roots Words |
| j | Consonant | 10 | 33 | Roots Words |
| k | Consonant | 302 | 5,436 | Roots Words |
| l | Consonant | 104 | 337 | Roots Words |
| m | Consonant | 118 | 8,315 | Roots Words |
| n | Consonant | 64 | 1,556 | Roots Words |
| ng | Consonant | 0 | 10 | Words |
| o | Vowel | 1 | 0 | Roots |
| p | Consonant | 272 | 7,634 | Roots Words |
| q | Consonant | 216 | 1,729 | Roots Words |
| r | Consonant | 198 | 848 | Roots Words |
| s | Consonant | 0 | 7,402 | Words |
| t | Consonant | 0 | 7,932 | Words |
| u | Vowel | 0 | 7 | Words |
| w | Consonant | 0 | 0 | |
| x | Consonant | 0 | 0 | |
| y | Consonant | 0 | 28 | Words |
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