Appendix I　

Comparative Chart of Three Romanization Systems

Table 1 Consonants / Initials

Yale	Sidney Lau	Meyer-Wempe
b	b	p
p	p	p'
d	d	t
t	t	t'
g	g	k
k	k	k'
gw	gw	kw
kw	kw	k'w
j	j	ch
ch	ch	ch'/ts'
m	m	m
n	n	n
ng	ng	ng
f	f	f
h	h	h
l	l	l
s	s	s/sh
y	y	i/y
w	w	oo/w

Table 2 Vowels and Diphthongs / Finals

Yale	Sidney Lau	Meyer-Wempe
a	a	a
aai	aai	aai
aau	aau	aau
aam	aam	aam
aap	aap	aap
aan	aan	aan
aat	aat	aat
aang	aang	aang
aak	aak	aak
ai	ai	ai
au	au	au
am	am	am,om
ap	ap	ap,op
an	an	an
at	at	at
ang	ang	ang
ak	ak	ak
e	e	e
eng	eng	eng
ek	ek	ek
ei	ei	ei
eu	euh	oeh
eung	eung	eung
euk	euk	euk
eui	ui	ui
eun	un	un
eut	ut	ut
i	i	i
iu	iu	iu
im	im	im
ip	ip	ip
in	in	in
it	it	it
ing	ing	ing
ik	ik	ik
o	oh	oh
oi	oi	oi
on	on	on
ot	ot	ot
ong	ong	ong
ok	ok	ok
ou	o	o
u	oo	oo
ui	ooi	ooi
un	oon	oon
ut	oot	oot
ung	ung	ung
uk	uk	uk
yu	ue	ue
yun	uen	uen
yut	uet	uet
m	m	m
ng	ng	ng

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