Matsu dialect

Matsu dialect
Matsu dialect
馬祖話 / Mā-cū-huâ; 平話 / Bàng-huâ
Pronunciation	[mɑ˧˩ tsu˥˥ uɑ˩˧˩] / [paŋ˧˩ ŋuɑ˩˧˩]
Native to	Republic of China
Region	Matsu Islands
Ethnicity	Fuzhounese
Language family	Sino-Tibetan Chinese Min Eastern Min Houguan dialect subgroup Matsu dialect; ; ; ; ;
Writing system	Chinese characters and Foochow Romanized
Official status
Official language in	none
Recognised minority; language in	one of the statutory languages for public transport announcements in the Matsu Islands, Republic of China
Language codes
ISO 639-3	–
Glottolog	None
	Location of Matsu Islands
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Matsu dialect (Eastern Min: Mā-cū-huâ / 馬祖話) is the local dialect of Matsu Islands, Republic of China. Native speakers also call it Bàng-huâ (平話), meaning the language spoken in everyday life. It is recognised one of the statutory languages for public transport announcements in Lienchiang County, ROC.^[1]

It is a subdialect^{[clarification needed]} of Fuzhou dialect, Eastern Min. Matsu dialect is quite similar to Changle dialect, another subdialect of Fuzhou dialect.

References

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