Jinan dialect

Jinan dialect
Jinan dialect
濟南話
Native to	Urban Jinan in the People's Republic of China
Region	Northeastern China
Language family	Sino-Tibetan Sinitic Chinese Mandarin Jilu Mandarin Jinan dialect; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	–
Glottolog	jina1245
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The Jinan dialect (simplified Chinese: 济南话; traditional Chinese: 濟南話; pinyin: Jǐnánhuà) is a Mandarin Chinese dialect spoken in Jinan in Shandong province, China. It is a variety of Jilu Mandarin.

RegionNortheastern China

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		Labial	Alveolar	Alveolo-palatal	Retroflex	Velar
Nasal		m	n	ɲ		ŋ
Plosive	voiceless unaspirated	p	t			k
Plosive	voiceless aspirated	pʰ	tʰ			kʰ
Affricate	voiceless unaspirated		ts	tɕ	tʂ
Affricate	voiceless aspirated		tsʰ	tɕʰ	tʂʰ
Fricative	voiced				ʐ
Fricative	voiceless	f	s	ɕ	ʂ	x
Approximant			l

Tone number	Tone name	Tone contour	Description
1	yin ping (陰平)	˨˩˧ (213)	dipping
2	yang ping (陽平)	˥ (5)	high
3	shang sheng (上聲)	˨˦ (24)	rising
4	qu sheng (去聲)	˨˩ (21)	low

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