What is a romanisation system for Cantonese?
Jyutping
When was it created?
1993
By who?
the Linguistic Society of Hong Kong
What kind of group is that?
academic
Do they have another name?
yes
Do they want people to use the system?
yes
How many tones are in Cantonese?
six
How many tone contours?
six
How many are entering tones?
three
What syllables do they show up in?
ending with "p", "t", and "k",
Where do they have separate tone numbers?
Cantonese Pinyin
Where don't they?
Jyutping
What does the Jyutping system depart from?
all previous Cantonese romanisation systems
How many were there?
approximately, 12
Who did some work in 1828?
Robert Morrison
What kind of work was that?
pioneering
Which system introduces Z and C initials?
Jyutping system
does it replace the Y
yes
With what?
j.
What does it use in finals?
eo and oe