Qingtian dialect
Dialect of Chinese
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The Qingtian dialect (simplified Chinese: 青田话; traditional Chinese: 青田話; pinyin: Qīngtiánhuà, Wugniu: Chin1-dia2-wu6) is a dialect of the Chinese language, and is one of the Chuqu dialects of Wu Chinese spoken in Quzhou and Lishui prefectures of Zhejiang.[1]
Pronunciationtɕiŋ³³⁴ tiɑ³¹ ɦu²²
NativetoPeople's Republic of China,
Countries with significant populations of Qingtianese diaspora
Native speakers
~518,000| Qingtian | |
|---|---|
| 青田話 Chin1-dia2-wu6 | |
| Pronunciation | tɕiŋ³³⁴ tiɑ³¹ ɦu²² |
| Native to | People's Republic of China, Countries with significant populations of Qingtianese diaspora |
| Region | Qingtian county, Lishui prefecture, Zhejiang province |
Native speakers | ~518,000 |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
| Glottolog | Noneqing1241 Qingtian |
Aside from being spoken in Qingtian county of Lishui prefecture in Zhejiang, China, the dialect is also widely spoken in countries where diasporas from Qingtian settle.
Phonology
The standard version of Qingtian dialect is based on the town of Hecheng (鹤城, go4-yin2), and has 29 initials, 49 finals, and 8 tones.
| p1 班包 | t1 丹當 | k 街狗 | ts 齋基 | tɕ 姜专 |
| pʰ 攀抛 | tʰ 攤湯 | kʰ 揩口 | tsʰ 搓妻 | tɕʰ 枪川 |
| b 排旁 | d 談堂 | g 銜白讀厚文讀 | dz 站奇 | dʑ 强權 |
| m 媽忙 | n 奶閙 | ŋ 蟻文讀牛 | ȵ 你元 | |
| f 翻方 | h 喊吼 | s 山西 | ɕ 相宣 | |
| v 凡房 | ɦ 鞋侯 | z 柴齊 | j 祥員 | |
| l 拉郎 |
