Bǽh-oe-tu

Romanization system of the Hainanese language Bǽh-oe-tuThe Book of Genesis in Bǽh-oe-tu, published by the Bible Society of Great BritainScript type Latin alphabet (modified)CreatorCarl C. JeremiassenPeriodsince c. 1890LanguagesHaikou dialect of HainaneseRelated scriptsParent systemsPe̍h-ōe-jīBǽh-oe-tu This article contains phonetic transcriptions in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA. For the distinction between [ ], / / and ⟨ ⟩, see IPA § Brackets and transcription delimiters. Bǽh-oe-tu (abbr. BOT; Chinese: 白話字) is an orthography used to write the Haikou dialect of the Hainanese language. It was invented by Carl C. Jeremiassen, a Danish pioneer missionary in Fucheng (present-day Haikou) in 1881. Spelling schemes Consonants Bǽh-oe-tu (OT orthography) Bǽh-oe-tu (NT orthography) Example Pronunciation b b 巴敗包 ʔɓ m m 妈母矛 m f f 抛派炮 f v v 我眉馬 v t t 三知聲 t d d 担待豆 ʔɗ n n 拿乃腦 n l l 拉利漏 l c ts 正鳥爭 ts s s 差猜抄 s j z 雅也熱 z k k 交官縣 k g ng 傲牙俄 ŋ kh kh 摳科區 x h h 偷听花 h Vowels Bǽh-oe-tu (OT orthography) Bǽh-oe-tu (NT ortho