Shaowu dialect
Shao-Jiang Min Chinese dialect
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The 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.
NativetoSouthern China
Early forms
| Shaowu | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Southern China |
| Region | Shaowu, Nanping, Fujian |
Early forms | |
| Romanized Shaowu | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
| Glottolog | shao1235 |
| Linguasphere | 79-AAA-lab |
Phonology
The Shaowu dialect has 20 initials, 46 rimes and 6 tones.
Initials
p, pʰ, m, f, v, t, tʰ, n, l, t͡s, t͡sʰ, s, t͡ɕ, t͡ɕʰ, ɕ, k, kʰ, ŋ, x, ʔ
Rimes
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) |
