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Rh ṳ is changed into a sound like oo.
 * chṳ̂, potatoes,
 * is spoken as if it were chôo.


 * hṳ̂, fish,
 * hôo.


 * khṳ̀, to go,
 * khòo, or khà.


 * hṳ́, to accede,
 * hóo, [sic]


 * sṳ̄, business,
 * sōo.

oiⁿ is changed into aiⁿ.


 * hôiⁿ, to pay,
 * is spoken as if it were hâiⁿ.


 * ôiⁿ, leisure,
 * âiⁿ.


 * koiⁿ, classifier of houses,
 * haiⁿ [sic].


 * soiⁿ, before,
 * saiⁿ.

ou or au is changed into ow.


 * jiāu, to drive,
 * is spoken as if it were jiōw.


 * miáuⁿ, obscure,
 * miów.


 * ngiau, a cat,
 * ngiow.


 * nôuⁿ, a child,
 * nôwⁿ.

In certain words i is inserted before o.


 * jo̍k, to disgrace,
 * is spoken as if it were jio̍k.


 * tong, the middle
 * tiong.


 * so̍k, custom,
 * sio̍k.

ṳ is changed into i.


 * kṳn, a pound,
 * is spoken as if it were kin.


 * ngṳ̂n, silver,
 * ngîn.


 * hṳ̃n, hatred,
 * hīn.

a or io is changed into e or we.
 * iông, splendor,
 * is spoken as if it were wéng.


 * kuang, light,
 * kweng.


 * khuang, to subvert,
 * khweng.

u is changed into wa.
 * hun-hù, to enjoin,
 * is spoken as if it were hwan-hù.