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Dialect of Teochew Min
The Swatow dialect, also known as the Shantou dialect, is a variety of Chinese mostly spoken in Shantou in Guangdong, China. It is typically classified
Swatow_dialect
Writing system for the Teochew language
language (including Swatow dialect). It was introduced by John Campbell Gibson and William Duffus, two British missionaries, to Swatow in 1875. Romanization
Teochew_Romanization
Southern Min language of China
Teochew, also known as Swatow or Teo-Swa after its two best-known dialects, is a Southern Min language spoken by the Teochew people in the Chaoshan region
Teochew_Min
Primary branch of Sinitic spoken in southern China and Taiwan
known as Taiwanese. The dialects of the Teoswa / Chaoshan region of eastern Guangdong, including Teochew and Swatow dialects, have difficult mutual intelligibility
Min_Chinese
Sinitic language spoken in East Asia
of emigrants from Swatow [Shantou]. In modern times though, a mixed dialect descended from the Quanzhou, Amoy, and Zhangzhou dialects, leaning a little
Hokkien
Min Chinese language spoken in Hainan
Wenchang dialect being the prestige dialect, and often used as a reference. Below is a table for the consonants of Hainanese across the dialects of Wenchang
Hainanese
Romanization for the Teochew language
Provincial Education Department in 1960. The system is based on the Swatow dialect. It uses the Latin alphabet, with numbers to denote tones. Before it
Peng'im
Eastern Min Chinese language
linguistic definition Fuzhou is a language and not a dialect (conferring the variety a 'dialect' status is more socio-politically motivated than linguistic)
Fuzhou_dialect
Dialect of Hokkien spoken in the city of Xiamen
The Amoy dialect or Xiamen dialect (Chinese: 廈門話; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ē-mn̂g-ōe; pinyin: Xiàménhuà), also known as Amoyese, Amoynese, Amoy Hokkien, Xiamenese
Amoy_dialect
Branch of the Min Chinese languages
Quanzhang division (泉漳片) Teochew, Swatow, Jieyang, Haklau Min under the Chaoshan division (潮汕片) Leizhou and Hainanese dialects under the Qiong-Lei division
Southern_Min
Eastern Min dialect of China
traditional Chinese: 蠻話; pinyin: Mánhuà; lit. 'Man speech'), is an Eastern Min dialect spoken mainly in Taishun and Cangnan Counties in Wenzhou, as well as parts
Manjiang_dialect
Prefecture-level city in Guangdong, China
Shantou, alternately romanized as Swatow and sometimes known as Santow, is a prefecture-level city on the eastern coast of Guangdong, China, with a total
Shantou
Chinese language
Nanping dialect of the urban area of Nanping, which is an island of an isolated Mandarin dialect of uncertain affinity. The Jianyang and Jian'ou dialects are
Northern_Min
Eastern Min dialect of Taiwan
The Matsu dialect (Eastern Min: Mā-cū-uâ / 馬祖話) is the local dialect of Matsu Islands, Taiwan. Native speakers also call it Bàng-huâ (平話), meaning the
Matsu_dialect
Variety of Southern Min
Lexical Features of Hai Lok Hong Haklau dialect]. 文化创新比较研究 (32). "Cháozhōuhuà pīnyīn fāng'àn / ChaoZhou Dialect Romanisation Scheme". sungwh.freeserve
Haklau_Min
Variety of Hokkien spoken in Taiwan
to Hokkien spoken in Xiamen (Amoy), Quanzhou, and Zhangzhou, as well as dialects used in Southeast Asia, such as Singaporean Hokkien, Penang Hokkien, Philippine
Taiwanese_Hokkien
Romanization system of the Fuzhou dialect of Eastern Min
平話字) or Fuzhou romanization (福州話羅馬字), is a Latin alphabet for the Fuzhou dialect of Eastern Min adopted in the middle of the 19th century by Western missionaries
Bàng-uâ-cê
Min Chinese dialect of China
reduced to two in checked syllables. Taiwanese Hokkien Teochew dialect List of Chinese dialects Min is believed to have split from Old Chinese, rather than
Leizhou_Min
Branch of the Min group of Sinitic languages of China
prestige form and most commonly cited representative form is the Fuzhou dialect, the speech of the capital of Fujian. Eastern Min varieties are mainly
Eastern_Min
Min Chinese language
northern Fujian also speak Pu-Xian. There are minor differences between the dialects of Putian and Xianyou. Overseas populations of Pu-Xian speakers exist in
Pu–Xian_Min
Dialect of Teochew Min
prefecture-level city. The dialect spoken in the former Teoyeo county is very distinct from the urban Swatow and other Northern Teochew dialects, although they are
Teoyeo_dialect
Dialect of Southern Min spoken in Quanzhou, Fujian
Quanzhou dialect has an intelligibility of 87.5% with the Amoy dialect and 79.7% with the urban Zhangzhou dialect. Before the 19th century, the dialect of Quanzhou
Quanzhou_dialects
Variety of Southern Min spoken in Fujian
Chawan dialect (simplified Chinese: 诏安话; traditional Chinese: 詔安話; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chiàu-an-ōɛ) is a variety of Southern Min spoken in the Chawan (Zhao'an)
Chawan_dialect
Branch of the Chinese language family
and the Lower Yangtze, are not mutually intelligible with the Beijing dialect. Nevertheless, Mandarin as a group is often placed first in lists of languages
Mandarin_Chinese
British sinologist and diplomat (1845-1935)
Handbook of the Swatow Dialect: With a Vocabulary. [Published with the Assistance of the Straits' Government]. N.p., Shanghai. — (1877). From Swatow to Canton:
Herbert_Giles
Chinese dialect mostly spoken in the city of Zhanjiang
The Zhanjiang dialect is a dialect mostly spoken in Zhanjiang in Guangdong, China. It is a sub-dialect of Leizhou Min. Varieties of Chinese Min is believed
Zhanjiang_dialect
Eastern Min dialect of Fuqing, China
The Fuqing dialect (simplified Chinese: 福清话; traditional Chinese: 福清話; pinyin: Fúqīnghuà, BUC: Hók-chiăng-uâ, IPA: [huʔ˥ tsʰiaŋ˥ ŋuɑ˦˨]), or Hokchia,
Fuqing_dialect
Pu–Xian Min Chinese dialect
The Putian dialect (Pu–Xian Min: Pó-chéng-uā / 莆田話; [pʰɔu˩˩ lɛŋ˩˧ ua˩˩]) is a dialect of Pu–Xian Min Chinese spoken in urban area of Putian,[further explanation
Putian_dialect
Romanization system of Southern Min Chinese languages
Henry Medhurst, who went on to publish the Dictionary of the Hok-këèn Dialect of the Chinese Language, According to the Reading and Colloquial Idioms
Pe̍h-ōe-jī
Collection of Hokkien dialects
collection of Hokkien dialects spoken in southern Fujian province (in southeast China), centered on the city of Zhangzhou. The Zhangzhou dialect proper is the
Zhangzhou_dialects
Place in China
province. One of the main reasons is its language, the Chaoshan or Swatow dialect. This variant of Chinese has eight tones compared to the six tones found
Chaoshan
Southern Min Chinese dialect
Chinese: 大田閩語; pinyin: Dàtián Mǐnyǔ; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tōa-chhân bân-gú) or Datian dialect (simplified Chinese: 大田话; traditional Chinese: 大田話; pinyin: Dàtiánhuà 'Datian
Datian_Min
Dialect of Hokkien spoken in the Philippines
Philippine Hokkien is a dialect of the Hokkien language of the Southern Min branch of Min Chinese descended directly from Old Chinese of the Sinitic family
Philippine_Hokkien
Variety of Southern Min
and Hokkien–Taiwanese. Zhenan Min, in proximity to the Wenzhou dialect and Jinxiang dialect, has also borrowed some influences from Wu Chinese, such as voiced
Zhenan_Min
Reconstructed ancestor of Min languages
which he calls Old Southern Chinese. He argues that this dialect belonged to the group of dialects known as Wu (吳) or Jiangdong (江東) in the Western Jin period
Proto-Min
Dialect of Hokkien
The Longyan dialect or Longyanese is a variety of Hokkien spoken in the urban city area of Eastern Longyan in Fujian Province, while Hakka is spoken in
Longyan_dialect
Dialect of Eastern Min
The Fu'an dialect (福安話) is a dialect of Eastern Min, which is a branch of Min Chinese spoken mainly in the eastern part of Fujian Province, China. The
Fu'an_dialect
Eastern Min Chinese dialect
The Ningde dialect (Eastern Min: 寧德話) is a dialect of Eastern Min Chinese spoken in urban areas of Ningde, China, which is a prefecture-level city in
Ningde_dialect
Eastern Min dialect of Guangdong, China
The Nanlang dialect is a variant of the Eastern Min Chinese predominantly spoken in Nanlang a town within Zhongshan in the Pearl River Delta of Guangdong
Nanlang_dialect
American social activist, missionary, scientist, writer
Swatow, except for a break of two years from 1883 to 1885 in the United States. While in Swatow, Fielde preached not in English but Teochew dialect and
Adele_M._Fielde
Dialect of Mandarin spoken in China
Beijing dialect (simplified Chinese: 北京话; traditional Chinese: 北京話; pinyin: Běijīnghuà), also known as Pekingese and Beijingese, is the prestige dialect of
Beijing_dialect
Min Chinese dialect of Hainan, China
The Wenchang dialect (simplified Chinese: 文昌话; traditional Chinese: 文昌話; pinyin: Wénchānghuà) is a dialect of Hainanese spoken in Wenchang, a county-level
Wenchang_dialect
Min Chinese dialect of Hainan, China
The Haikou dialect is a topolect of Chinese and a subvariety of Hainanese spoken in Haikou, the capital of the Hainan province and island of China. The
Haikou_dialect
Language
(Sanyuan and Meilie districts) and Sha County. Sanming dialect Yong'an dialect Shaxian dialect Min is believed to have split from Old Chinese, rather
Central_Min
Eastern Min Chinese dialect
Gutian dialect (Eastern Min: 古田話) is a dialect of Eastern Min spoken in Gutian, Ningde in northeastern Fujian province, China. The Gutian dialect has 15
Gutian_dialect
Surname list
Adele M. (1883). "辛". A pronouncing and defining dictionary of the Swatow dialect, arranged according to syllables and tones. Shanghai: American Presbyterian
Shing_(surname)
Min Chinese language of Southern China
neither other Northern Min nor other Gan. Actually it is a collection of dialects which have limited mutual intelligibility with each other instead of a
Shao–Jiang_Min
Surname list
Adele M. (1883). "應". A pronouncing and defining dictionary of the Swatow dialect, arranged according to syllables and tones. Shanghai: American Presbyterian
Seng
Dialect of Hokkien
The Yongchun dialect (simplified Chinese: 永春话; traditional Chinese: 永春話; Tâi-lô: Íng-tshun-uē) is a dialect of the Hokkien language mostly spoken in Yongchun
Yongchun_dialect
Dialect of Hokkien spoken in parts of Malaysia
Malaysian Hokkien is based on the Quanzhou dialects with some influence from the Amoy dialect. The dialect also contains loan words from Malay. This section
Southern Peninsular Malaysian Hokkien
Southern_Peninsular_Malaysian_Hokkien
Variety of Mandarin Chinese
Chengdu-Chongqing dialect or Cheng–Yu (Chinese: 成渝; pinyin: Chéng-Yú; Sichuanese Pinyin: Cen2yu2, locally [tsʰən˨˩y˨˩]) is the most widely used branch
Chengdu-Chongqing_dialect
Name list
Adele M. (1883). "應". A pronouncing and defining dictionary of the Swatow dialect, arranged according to syllables and tones. Shanghai: American Presbyterian
Eng_(name)
Dialect of Hokkien spoken in Singapore
linguistic academic circles, this dialect of Hokkien is known as Singaporean Minnan. It bears similarities with the Amoy dialect in Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien
Singaporean_Hokkien
Orthography system for Taiwanese Hokkien
dialect Nanlang dialect Southern Min Teochew Swatow dialect Hokkien Amoy dialect Quanzhou dialects Hui'an dialect Yongchun dialect Zhangzhou dialects
Taiwanese_Hangul
Dialect of Northern Min Chinese
The Jian'ou dialect (Northern Min: Gṳ̿ing-é-dī / 建甌事; Chinese: simplified Chinese: 建瓯话; traditional Chinese: 建甌話; pinyin: Jiàn'ōuhuà), also known as Kienow
Jian'ou_dialect
Pu–Xian Min Chinese dialect
The Xianyou dialect (Pu–Xian Min: Sing-iú-uā / 仙遊話; [ɬiŋ˨ iu˨˦ ua˨˩]) is a dialect of Pu–Xian Min Chinese spoken in Xianyou, Putian in the southeast coast
Xianyou_dialect
Northern Min Chinese spoken of Fujian, China
Gṳ̿ing-iô̤ng-dī / 建陽事) is a dialect of Northern Min Chinese spoken in Jianyang in the north of Fujian province. Jianyang dialect has 18 initials, 34 rimes
Jianyang_dialect
Phonetic script for Taiwanese languages
indicating 31BB is preferred. Some extra symbols are used in other Taiwanese dialects: ㄬ [ɲ], ㄛ [o], ㄝ [ɛ], ㆨ [ɨ]. Images below are a collection of Taiwanese
Taiwanese_Phonetic_Symbols
Datian Min Chinese dialect
The Houlu dialect (simplified Chinese: 后路话; traditional Chinese: 後路話; pinyin: Hòulùhuà) is a dialect of Datian Min, which is often classified as a part
Houlu_dialect
Surname list
Adele M. (1883). "戴". A pronouncing and defining dictionary of the Swatow dialect, arranged according to syllables and tones. Shanghai: American Presbyterian
Tee_(surname)
Written form of the Hokkien language
Taiwanese literature movement Comparison of Hokkien writing systems Amoy dialect Singaporean Hokkien Penang Hokkien Mair, V. H. (2003). "How to Forget Your
Written_Hokkien
approximately ten thousand characters based on the earlier form of the Fuzhou dialect. First compiled in the 17th century, it is the pioneering work of all written
Qi_Lin_Bayin
Writing system for Taiwanese Hokkien
chiefly built for the Amoy dialect of Hokkien spoken in Taiwan, with some consideration for the Quanzhou and Zhangzhou dialects of Hokkien also spoken in
Taiwanese_kana
Chinese (Min) dialect
The three dialects are: Longdu dialect, spoken mainly in Shaxi and Dachong in the west of the prefecture, Nanlang dialect or Dongxiang dialect, spoken mainly
Zhongshan_Min
Street in Hong Kong
due to land reclamation, Swatow Street and Amoy Street came into being, their names taken from the Teochew and Minnan dialects used locally at the time
Swatow_Street
Surname list
Adele M. (1883). "雷". A pronouncing and defining dictionary of the Swatow dialect, arranged according to syllables and tones. Shanghai: American Presbyterian
Looi
Family of dialects of Yue Chinese, related to Cantonese
Macau dialect Xiguan dialect Wuzhou dialect Tanka dialect Sanyi / Nanpanshun dialects Nanhai dialect Jiujiang dialect Xiqiao dialect Shunde dialect Xiangshan
Yuehai_Yue
Book by Herbert Giles
Chinese without a Teacher and (1877) Handbook of the Swatow Dialect: With a Vocabulary for Teochew dialect. His wide-ranging translations cover many genres
A_Chinese–English_Dictionary
Chinese dialect spoken in parts of Indonesia
from Teochew, Deli Malay and Indonesian. It is predominantly a spoken dialect: Vernacular Hokkien, including Medan Hokkien, is traditionally passed down
Medan_Hokkien
Neighborhood of Bangkok's Chinatown, Thailand
often referred to the place as "Sieng Kong". Indeed in Chinese term (Swatow dialect), ‘Sieng’ (仙) means "god" or "xian" and ‘Gong’ (公) means "leader". The
Sieng_Kong
Dialect of Eastern Min Chinese
The Xiapu dialect (Chinese: 霞浦話; pinyin: Xiápǔ huà; Bàng-uâ-cê: Hà-puō-uâ) is a dialect of Eastern Min Chinese spoken in Xiapu, Ningde in northeastern
Xiapu_dialect
Dialect of Hokkien
The Hui'an dialect (simplified Chinese: 惠安话; traditional Chinese: 惠安話; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hūi-oaⁿ-ōe) is a variety of Chinese mostly spoken in Hui'an in South
Hui'an_dialect
Sinitic language originating in southern China
dialect Dabu dialect Fengshun dialect Hailu dialect Sixian dialect Raoping dialect Zhaoan dialect Changting dialect Ethnologue reports the dialects of
Hakka_Chinese
Variety of Mandarin, spoken in Northeast China
Ussuri rivers. The classification of Northeastern Mandarin as a separate dialect group from Beijing Mandarin was first proposed by Li Rong, author of the
Northeastern_Mandarin
Phonological rime in Middle Chinese
urban Quanzhou dialect Changchew (Zhangzhou) Hokkien, represented by modern urban Zhangzhou dialect Teochew, represented by the Swatow dialect Sino-Xenic
Middle_Chinese_finals
Shao-Jiang Min Chinese dialect
The Shaowu dialect is a dialect of Shao-Jiang Min Chinese spoken in Shaowu, Nanping in northwestern Fujian province of China. It combines elements from
Shaowu_dialect
Dialect of Hokkien spoken in parts of Malaysia
Hokkien, with extensive use of Malay and English loanwords. Compared to dialects in Fujian (福建; Hok-kiàn) province, it most closely resembles the variety
Penang_Hokkien
Dialect of Teochew spoken in Pontianak, Indonesia
of commonly used Pontianak Teochew words: Teochew people Teochew Min Swatow dialect Pontianak Hakka Only in Pontianak city proper. Badan Pusat Statistik
Pontianak_Teochew
Dialect of Wu Chinese
(Suzhounese: 蘇州閒話; sou1 tseu1 ghe2 gho6), also known as the Suzhou dialect (alternatively Soochow dialect), is the variety of Chinese traditionally spoken in the
Suzhou_dialect
and vice versa. Standard Chinese takes its phonology from the Beijing dialect, with vocabulary from the Mandarin group and grammar based on literature
Varieties_of_Chinese
Surname list
Adele M. (1883). "周". A pronouncing and defining dictionary of the Swatow dialect, arranged according to syllables and tones. Shanghai: American Presbyterian
Chew_(surname)
Shao-Jiang Min Chinese dialect
The Jiangle dialect is a dialect of Shao-Jiang Min Chinese spoken in Jiangle, Sanming in northwestern Fujian province, China. It combines elements from
Jiangle_dialect
Primary branch of Chinese spoken in southern China
at least some tones. The Changsha dialect is usually taken as representative of New Xiang, while Shuangfeng dialect represents Old Xiang. Norman describes
Xiang_Chinese
Southern Min dialect island in Sanxiang
closely related to the surrounding dialects in the region, which belong to the Yue group, and thus forms a "dialect island" of Min speakers. It is one
Sanxiang_dialect
Branch of Chinese spoken in northern China
proposed, the Jin dialects were universally included within it, mainly because Chinese linguists paid little attention to these dialects at the time. In
Jin_Chinese
The following is a list of Sinitic languages and their dialects. For a traditional dialectological overview, see also varieties of Chinese. Proportions
List_of_varieties_of_Chinese
Family name
Adele M. (1883). "莫". A pronouncing and defining dictionary of the Swatow dialect, arranged according to syllables and tones. Shanghai: American Presbyterian
Mok
Surname list
Adele M. (1883). "黎". A pronouncing and defining dictionary of the Swatow dialect, arranged according to syllables and tones. Shanghai: American Presbyterian
Loi_(surname)
Chinese varieties spoken at and south of the Yangtze delta
when introduced to foreigners. The Suzhounese variety was the prestige dialect of Wu as of the 19th century but had been replaced in status by Shanghainese
Wu_Chinese
Chinese varieties spoken around Jiangxi
in terms of phonetics. There are different dialects of Gan; the Nanchang dialect is the prestige dialect. Like all other varieties of Chinese, there
Gan_Chinese
Name list
Adele M. (1883). "添". A pronouncing and defining dictionary of the Swatow dialect, arranged according to syllables and tones. Shanghai: American Presbyterian
Thiam
Surname list
Adele M. (1883). "費". A pronouncing and defining dictionary of the Swatow dialect, arranged according to syllables and tones. Shanghai: American Presbyterian
Hui_(surname)
English Presbyterian Church's Swatow Mission in China, was actively translating the scriptures into the Swatow dialect. Mackenzie, who worked alongside
Bible translations into Chinese
Bible_translations_into_Chinese
Central Min Chinese dialect
The Sanming dialect (Central Min: 三明事, Mandarin Chinese: 三明話) is a dialect of Central Min spoken in urban areas of Sanming, a prefecture-level city in
Sanming_dialect
Surname list
Adele M. (1883). "謝". A pronouncing and defining dictionary of the Swatow dialect, arranged according to syllables and tones. Shanghai: American Presbyterian
Chia_(surname)
Dialect of Yue Chinese
alternatively romanized in Cantonese as Toishanese or Toisanese, in local dialect as Hoisanese or Hoisanwa, is a Yue Chinese language native to Taishan,
Taishanese
Dialect of Yue Chinese
The Weitou dialect or Wai Tau dialect (Chinese: 圍頭話; Jyutping: wai4 tau4 waa2; lit. 'walled (village) language') is a dialect of Yue Chinese. It forms
Weitou_dialect
Mandarin dialect in Shaanxi province
The Guanzhong dialect (simplified Chinese: 关中话; traditional Chinese: 關中話; pinyin: Guānzhōnghuà) is a dialect of Central Plains Mandarin spoken in Shaanxi's
Guanzhong_dialect
Group of dialects of Mandarin Chinese
Kaifeng (开封) dialect, Zhengzhou (郑州) dialect Luo-Song (洛嵩) region: e.g. Luoyang dialect (洛阳话) Nan-Lu (南阳) region: e.g. Nanyang (南阳) dialect Luo-Xiang (漯项)
Central_Plains_Mandarin
Central Min Chinese dialect
The Yong'an dialect (Central Min: 永安事, Mandarin Chinese: 永安話) is a Central Min dialect spoken in Yong'an, Sanming in Western Fujian Province, China. The
Yong'an_dialect
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