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Comparison of Chinese, Japanese and Korean Endings.

Dec 18th, 2012 (edited)
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  1. Char Ending Tang Tungdzih Cant Mand Korean Japanese Vietnamese
  2. 十 -P *zhip zhip sap6 shi2 sip juu thập
  3. 一 -T qit4 it yat1 yi1 il ichi,itsu nhất
  4. 亦 -K iëk4 yec yik6 yi4 yek yaku diệc
  5. 今 -M gyim1 cim gam1 jin1 kum kon kim
  6. 丸 -N huɑn won jyun2 wan2 hwan gan hoàn
  7. 亡 -NG miäng1 vang mong4 gang1 mang mou vong
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  9. Tang = Tang Dynasty Chinese
  10. Cant = Cantonese
  11. Mand = Mandarin
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  13. Mandarin lost all Old Chinese endings except -n and -ng. Maybe they survive in Mandarin Chinese tones.
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  15. Cantonese kept all those endings, although some -p turned to -t.
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  17. Korean turns Old Chinese -t ending to -l.
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  19. Japanese turns Old Chinese -p and -ng into a lengthened vowel. -t turns to -chi or -tsu, -k to -ku and -m to -n.
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