Jiangle dialect

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Jiangle
Native toSouthern China
Region Jiangle, Sanming, Fujian
Language codes
ISO 639-3
Glottolog jian1242
Linguasphere 79-AAA-lac

The Jiangle dialect is a dialect of Shao-Jiang Min Chinese spoken in Jiangle, Sanming in northwestern Fujian province, China. It combines elements from Northern Min and Hakka Chinese.

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Phonology

The Jiangle dialect has 19 initials, 36 rimes and 7 tones.

Initials

p , , m , f , v , t , , l , ts , tsʰ , s , , tʃʰ , ʃ , k , , ŋ , x , ʔ

Rimes

ɿ, i , u , y , a , ia, ua, o , yo, e , ie, ue, ø , , æ , , eu, iu, ui, au, iau, , iaŋ, uaŋ, ɔŋ, iɔŋ, ɤŋ, iɤŋ, ɛ̃, iɛ̃, uɛ̃, yø̃, ĩ, , , ŋ̍

Tones

No.1234567
Tone namedark level
陰平
light level
陽平
rising
上聲
dark departing
陰去
light departing
陽去
dark entering
陰入
light entering
陽入
Tone contour˥ (55)˨ (22)˥˩ (51)˧˨˦ (324)˨˧˩ (231)˨˩ (21)˥ (5)

Notes

  1. Min is believed to have split from Old Chinese, rather than Middle Chinese like other varieties of Chinese. As such, it is likely a top-level branch of Sinitic. [1] [2] [3]

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References

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