Hainan Romanized

Hainanese Romanized, also known as its local name Bǽh-oe-tu (白話字), is an orthography similar to Pe̍h-oē-jī, and used to write Haikou dialect of the Hainanese language. It was invented by Carl C. Jeremiassen, a Danish pioneer missionary in Fucheng (modern Haikou) in 1881.

Hainanese Romanized
Bǽh-oe-tu
Bible in Hainanese Romanised (Genesis), published by the Bible Society of Great Britain.
Type
Latin alphabet (modified)
LanguagesHaikou dialect of Hainanese
CreatorCarl C. Jeremiassen
Time period
c. 1890 — ?
Parent systems
Pe̍h-ōe-jī
  • Hainanese Romanized

Spelling schemes

Consonants

Bǽh-oe-tuExamplePronunciation
b巴敗包ʔɓ
m妈母矛m
f抛派炮f
v我眉馬v
t三知聲t
d担待豆ʔɗ
n拿乃腦n
l拉利漏l
c正鳥爭ts
s差猜抄s
j雅也熱z
k交官縣k
g傲牙俄ŋ
kh摳科區x
h偷听花h

Vowels

Bǽh-oe-tuExamplePronunciation
a...a
ai...ai
au...au
am...am
ag...
ab...ap
ak...ak
e...e
eg...
ek...ek
æ...ɛ
i...i
ia...ia
iag...iaŋ
io...io
iu...iu
im...im
in...in
ib...ip
it...it
o...o
og...
ok...ok
...ɔ
u...u
ui...ui
oa...ua
oai...uai
oag...uaŋ
oat...uat
oak...uak
oe...ue
.........
.........
.........
.........
.........

Tones

Tonal typesTone MarksExample
陰平
yin ping
none安天
陽平
yang ping
◌̂平人
上聲
shang sheng
◌́古女
陰去
yin qu
◌̀正變
陽去
yang qu
◌̄謝厚
陰入
yin ru
none
(-b/-t/-k/-h)
急七
陽入
yang ru
◌́
(-b/-t/-k/-h)
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Sample texts from Hainanese Bibles

See also

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