Zhongshan Min
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Zhongshan Min is a variety of Min Nan
Chinese spoken in the Zhongshan region of the southern Chinese
province of Guangdong
. The Zhongshan Min people had settled in the region from Fujian Province as early as the Northern Song dynasty period (1023-1031) hence Zhongshan Min has a history of close to one thousand years . Throughout the years, Zhongshan Min has developed into four main dialects - the Longdu dialect
(隆都話), the Nanlang dialect
(南蓢話), the Sanxiang dialect
(三鄉話), and the Zhangjiabian dialect (張家邊話). It has limited intelligilbity with other Min Nan
dialects, such as Teochew and Hokkien–Taiwanese.
Min Nan
The Southern Min languages, or Min Nan , are a family of Chinese languages spoken in southern Fujian, eastern Guangdong, Hainan, Taiwan, and southern Zhejiang provinces of China, and by descendants of emigrants from these areas in diaspora....
Chinese spoken in the Zhongshan region of the southern Chinese
China
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province of Guangdong
Guangdong
Guangdong is a province on the South China Sea coast of the People's Republic of China. The province was previously often written with the alternative English name Kwangtung Province...
. The Zhongshan Min people had settled in the region from Fujian Province as early as the Northern Song dynasty period (1023-1031) hence Zhongshan Min has a history of close to one thousand years . Throughout the years, Zhongshan Min has developed into four main dialects - the Longdu dialect
Longdu dialect
The Longdu dialect is a dialect of the Zhongshan Min division of Southern Min Chinese, located in the Dachong and Shaxi area of Zhongshan in the Pearl River Delta of Guangdong. Despite its close proximity, Longdu is not very closely related to the surrounding dialects in the region, which belong...
(隆都話), the Nanlang dialect
Nanlang dialect
The Nanlang dialect, is a dialect mostly spoken in Nanlang in Guangdong, China. It is a sub-dialect of Min Nan Chinese, more specifically of Zhongshan Min.-See also:*List of Chinese dialects...
(南蓢話), the Sanxiang dialect
Sanxiang dialect
The Sanxiang dialect, is a dialect mostly spoken in Sanxiang in Guangdong, China. It is a sub-dialect of Min Nan Chinese, more specifically of Zhongshan Min.-See also:*List of Chinese dialects...
(三鄉話), and the Zhangjiabian dialect (張家邊話). It has limited intelligilbity with other Min Nan
Min Nan
The Southern Min languages, or Min Nan , are a family of Chinese languages spoken in southern Fujian, eastern Guangdong, Hainan, Taiwan, and southern Zhejiang provinces of China, and by descendants of emigrants from these areas in diaspora....
dialects, such as Teochew and Hokkien–Taiwanese.
See also
- List of Chinese dialects
- Longdu dialectLongdu dialectThe Longdu dialect is a dialect of the Zhongshan Min division of Southern Min Chinese, located in the Dachong and Shaxi area of Zhongshan in the Pearl River Delta of Guangdong. Despite its close proximity, Longdu is not very closely related to the surrounding dialects in the region, which belong...