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Language
"Min Zhong" redirects here. For other uses, see Min Zhong (disambiguation).
Central Min | |
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闽中语 | |
Min Zhong | |
Native to | Southern China, United States (mainly California) |
Region | Yong'an, Sanming |
Native speakers | (683,000 cited 1987)[1] |
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ISO 639-3 | czo |
Glottolog | minz1235 |
Linguasphere | 79-AAA-hb |
Central Min |
Central Min, or Min Zhong (simplified Chinese: 闽中语; traditional Chinese: 閩中語; pinyin: Mǐnzhōngyǔ), is a part of the Min group of varieties of Chinese. It is spoken in the valley of the Sha River in Sanming prefecture in the central mountain areas of Fujian, consisting of Yong'an, the urban area of Sanming (Sanyuan and Meilie districts) and Sha County.[1]
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References
- ^ a b Wurm, Stephen Adolphe; Li, Rong; Baumann, Theo; Lee, Mei W. (1987). Language Atlas of China. Longman. p. B-12. ISBN 978-962-359-085-3.
- Norman, Jerry (1974), "The initials of Proto-Min", Journal of Chinese Linguistics, 2 (1): 27–36, JSTOR 23749809. (includes a description of the phonology of the Yong'an dialect)
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