Shaowu dialect

Shaowu dialect
Native to	Southern China
Region	Shaowu, Nanping, Fujian
Language family	Sino-Tibetan Sinitic Min Shao-Jiang Min Shaowu dialect
Language codes
ISO 639-3	–
Glottolog	shao1235
Linguasphere	79-AAA-lab

Shaowu dialect is a dialect of Shao-Jiang Min Chinese spoken in Shaowu, Nanping in northwestern Fujian province of China. It combines elements from Northern Min and Gan Chinese.

Phonology

Shaowu dialect has 20 initials, 46 rimes and 6 tones.

Initials

p, pʰ, m, f, v, t, tʰ, n, l, ts, tsʰ, s, ʨ, ʨʰ, ɕ, k, kʰ, ŋ, x, ʔ

Rimes

[[Syllabic consonant|ɿ]], i, u, y, a, i, ua, o, io, uo, ie, ye, ə, uə, ɯ, ai, uai, oi, ei, uei, əi, au, iau, ou, iou, əu, an, in, uan, yn, on, uon, en, ien, yen, ən, uən, aŋ, iaŋ, uaŋ, oŋ, ioŋ, uoŋ, ŋ̍, iuŋ, uŋ

Tones

No.	1	2	3	4	5	6
Tone name	dark level 陰平	light level 陽平	rising 上聲	dark departing 陰去	light departing 陽去	entering 入聲
Tone contour	˨˩ (21)	˨ (22)	˥ (55)	˨˩˧ (213)	˧˥ (35)	˥˧ (53)

References

• Compilation Commission of Chorography of Shaowu City 邵武市地方志编纂委员会 (1993). Shao wu shi zhi 邵武市志 ["Chorography of Sanming City"]. Vol. 38. Beijing: Qunzhong chubanshe 群众出版社 ["Masses Press"]. ISBN 7-5014-1053-4.
• Compilation Commission of Chorography of Fujian Province 福建省地方志编纂委员会 (1998). Fu jian sheng zhi fang yan zhi 福建省志·方言志 ["Chorography of dialect, Chorography of Fujian Province"]. Vol. 7. Beijing: Fangzhi chubanshe 方志出版社 ["Chorography Press"]. ISBN 7-80122-279-2.