# 臺灣臺語
## Chinese

| | | Taiwan | Taiwanese; Taiwanese Hokkien |
| trad. (臺灣臺語/臺灣台語/台灣台語) | trad. (臺灣臺語/臺灣台語/台灣台語) | 臺灣/台灣 | 臺語/台語 |
| simp. (台湾台语) | simp. (台湾台语) | 台湾 | 台语 |
| Literally: “Taiwan Taiwanese language”. ||||

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): Táiwān Táiyǔ
    (Zhuyin): ㄊㄞˊ ㄨㄢ ㄊㄞˊ ㄩˇ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): toi$^4$ waan$^1$ toi$^4$ jyu$^5$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): Thòi-vàn Thòi-ngî
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Tâi-oân Tâi-gí / Tâi-oân Tâi-gú
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: Táiwān Táiyǔ
*** Zhuyin: ㄊㄞˊ ㄨㄢ ㄊㄞˊ ㄩˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: Táiwan Táiyǔ
*** Wade–Giles: Tʻai$^2$-wan$^1$ Tʻai$^2$-yü$^3$
*** Yale: Tái-wān Tái-yǔ
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Tairuan Tairyeu
*** Palladius: Тайвань Тайюй (Tajvanʹ Tajjuj)
*** Sinological IPA : /tʰaɪ̯³⁵ wän⁵⁵ tʰaɪ̯³⁵ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: toi$^4$ waan$^1$ toi$^4$ jyu$^5$
*** Yale: tòih wāan tòih yúh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: toi$^4$ waan$^1$ toi$^4$ jy$^5$
*** Guangdong Romanization: toi$^4$ wan$^1$ toi$^4$ yu$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /tʰɔːi̯²¹ waːn⁵⁵ tʰɔːi̯²¹ jyː¹³/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Thòi-vàn Thòi-ngî
*** Hakka Romanization System: toi$^ˇ$ van$^ˇ$ toi$^ˇ$ ngi$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: toi$^2$ van$^2$ toi$^2$ ngi$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /tʰoi̯¹¹ van¹¹ tʰoi̯¹¹ ŋi²⁴/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tâi-oân Tâi-gí
*** Tâi-lô: Tâi-uân Tâi-gí
*** Phofsit Daibuun: dai'oaan dai'gie
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /tai²³⁻³³ uan²³⁻³³ tai²³⁻³³ ɡi⁴¹/
** (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tâi-oân Tâi-gú
*** Tâi-lô: Tâi-uân Tâi-gú
*** Phofsit Daibuun: dai'oaan dai'guo
*** IPA (Taipei): /tai²⁴⁻¹¹ uan²⁴⁻¹¹ tai²⁴⁻¹¹ ɡu⁵³/

### Noun

臺灣臺語
* (Taiwan, officialese) Taiwanese Hokkien; Taiwanese
    From: 2019 February 22, 《國家語言發展法》—改善語言斷層危機、尊重多元文化發展, Executive Yuan
    Táiwān wéi duōyuán yǔyán wénhuà guójiā, rú Táiwān Táiyǔ (xiànxíng kègāng shǐyòng zhī míngchēng) shì jǐn cìyú Huáyǔ shǐyòng lǜ hé rénshù zuìduō de yǔyán [Pinyin]
    Taiwan is a multicultural, multilingual country. For instance, Taiwan Taiwanese (the term used by the current curriculum) is second only to Mandarin in number of speakers and frequency of use
    From: 2022 June, , Ministry of Education (Taiwan)
    xiǎnshì Táiwān Táiyǔ sān dài zhījiān de shǐyòng lǜ jiàngle jìn 6 chéng [Pinyin]
    It was revealed that the usage of Taiwan Taiwanese dropped nearly 60% after three generations
    From: 2024 July 27, 閩南語正名臺灣台語 客家人不滿文化部論壇, PTS
    Kok-ka gí-giân hoat-tián hōe-gī, 27 Tâi-pak kí-pān tē-it tiûⁿ ê “Tâi-oân Tâi-gí pak-khu lūn-tôaⁿ”. Chái-khí tī-leh hōe-gī chìn-chêng, ū chē-chē Kheh-ka hiong-chhin kàu gōa-kháu, khòng-gī hōe-gī bô Kheh-gí, Goân-chū-bîn-gí choan-tiûⁿ, iā phoe-phêng Kàu-io̍k-pō͘ kā Tâi-oân Bân-lâm-gí, kài chòe Tâi-oân Tâi-gí. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
    (please add an English translation of this usage example)

#### Usage notes

Officially written as 臺灣台語. This term is mainly used by certain Taiwanese government publications instead of 閩南語／闽南语 (mǐnnányǔ) and gained attention in July 2024 after the Ministry of Education stated it would use the term on its Taiwanese fluency test, sparking debate.

#### Synonyms

* 臺灣閩南語／台湾闽南语 (táiwānmǐnnányǔ)
* 臺語／台语 (táiyǔ)
* 臺灣話／台湾话 (Táiwānhuà)