taigu "Henry Tan-Tenn"

taigu "Henry Tan-Tenn" 

----- Original Message -----
> A. Common surnames in Holo-Taiwanese spelled using "Tongyong-B" (try to
> guess what they are; answers at the end):
> Ang
> Bbu
> Cua
> Dan
> Denn
> Ding
> Diorh
> Diunn
> Gan
> Gang
> Ggui

> Go ---- should be ------> Ggo

> Gor
> Iunn
> Penn
> Zia
> Zinn
> Zu
>
> B. Less problematic names:
> Iap
> Ko 許
> Lau
> Li
> Lim
> Lo
> Lua 賴
> Ong
> Siau
> So
>
> C. "Answers" to Tongyong-B spelled surnames in Holo-Taiwanese:
>
> Ang e̍¿ (Likely to be pronounced "An" as in "ant" by English
speakers)
> Bbu å·« (Likely to be "Boo")
> Cua èń
> Dan éō͘ (Likely to be "Dan" as in "Daniel")
> Denn é­ (As above)
> Ding é§/ä¸ (Likely to resemble Mandarin pronounciation rather than
> Holo)
> Diorh è¶
> Diunn å¼µ
> Gan ç°¡ (Likely to be "Gang")
> Gang æò͘ (As above)
> Ggui é­ (Likely to be "Gu-i")

> Go ---> Ggo åō͘ (Likely to be the verb "go!")
Likely pronounciation remains as above.

> Gor éO̍͘ (As above)
> Iunn æO͘
> Penn å½­ (Likely to be "pen")
> Zia èo͘ (Likely to be "Zee-ah")
> Zinn éǹ (Likely to be "Zin")
> Zu æò͘ (Likely to be "Zoo")