Chaoshan dialect
E213075
The Chaoshan dialect, also known as Teochew, is a Southern Min Chinese variety spoken primarily in the Chaoshan region of eastern Guangdong and by large overseas Chinese communities in Southeast Asia and beyond.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chaozhou dialect | 3 |
| Chaoshan dialect canonical | 2 |
| Swatow dialect | 2 |
| Changchew dialect | 1 |
| Chaoshan Chinese | 1 |
| Choan-chiu dialect | 1 |
| Jieyang dialect | 1 |
| Shantou dialect | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1877884 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Chaoshan dialect Context triple: [Teochew, hasAlternativeName, Chaoshan dialect]
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A.
Wu dialects
Wu dialects are a major group of Sinitic languages spoken primarily in the Yangtze River Delta region of eastern China, including areas such as Shanghai, southern Jiangsu, and parts of Zhejiang and Anhui.
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B.
Siwu language
The Siwu language is a Niger-Congo language spoken primarily in the Volta Region of Ghana by the Mawu people.
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C.
Taiwanese Hakka
Taiwanese Hakka is a variety of the Hakka Chinese language spoken primarily by Hakka communities in Taiwan, characterized by distinct phonological and lexical features compared to other Hakka dialects.
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D.
Nohurli dialect
The Nohurli dialect is a regional variety of Turkmen spoken by the Nohur people in parts of Turkmenistan, distinguished by its unique phonetic and lexical features.
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E.
Taishanese
Taishanese is a major Yue Chinese variety historically spoken in Taishan and nearby areas of Guangdong, known for its distinct phonology and for being the primary Chinese dialect among many early Chinese immigrants to North America.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Chaoshan dialect Target entity description: The Chaoshan dialect, also known as Teochew, is a Southern Min Chinese variety spoken primarily in the Chaoshan region of eastern Guangdong and by large overseas Chinese communities in Southeast Asia and beyond.
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A.
Wu dialects
Wu dialects are a major group of Sinitic languages spoken primarily in the Yangtze River Delta region of eastern China, including areas such as Shanghai, southern Jiangsu, and parts of Zhejiang and Anhui.
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B.
Siwu language
The Siwu language is a Niger-Congo language spoken primarily in the Volta Region of Ghana by the Mawu people.
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C.
Taiwanese Hakka
Taiwanese Hakka is a variety of the Hakka Chinese language spoken primarily by Hakka communities in Taiwan, characterized by distinct phonological and lexical features compared to other Hakka dialects.
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D.
Nohurli dialect
The Nohurli dialect is a regional variety of Turkmen spoken by the Nohur people in parts of Turkmenistan, distinguished by its unique phonetic and lexical features.
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E.
Taishanese
Taishanese is a major Yue Chinese variety historically spoken in Taishan and nearby areas of Guangdong, known for its distinct phonology and for being the primary Chinese dialect among many early Chinese immigrants to North America.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (62)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese dialect
ⓘ
Sinitic language variety ⓘ Southern Min Chinese variety ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Chaoshan Min
ⓘ
Chaoshan dialect ⓘ
surface form:
Chaozhou dialect
Teo-Swa ⓘ Teochew ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Hokkien
ⓘ
Quanzhou dialect ⓘ Zhangzhou dialect ⓘ |
| hasGlottocode | teoc1235 ⓘ |
| hasISOCode | nan (macrolanguage code for Min Nan Chinese) ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
complex tone sandhi
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contrastive nasal finals ⓘ distinction between checked and unchecked tones ⓘ preservation of final stops -p -t -k ⓘ rich tone system ⓘ voiceless sonorants in some varieties ⓘ |
| hasRomanization |
POJ-based Teochew romanization
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Peng'im ⓘ |
| historicalOrigin | descended from ancient Min Chinese ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Cantonese
ⓘ
Hakka language ⓘ
surface form:
Hakka Chinese
Mandarin Chinese ⓘ Middle Chinese ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Sino-Tibetan languages ⓘ |
| mutuallyIntelligibleWith | Swatow dialect ⓘ |
| notMutuallyIntelligibleWith |
Cantonese
ⓘ
Mandarin Chinese ⓘ |
| regionType | coastal dialect of Southern Min ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Cambodia
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Chaoshan region ⓘ Chaozhou ⓘ Guangdong Province ⓘ Hong Kong, China ⓘ
surface form:
Hong Kong
Indonesia ⓘ Jieyang ⓘ Macau ⓘ Malaysia ⓘ Myanmar ⓘ China ⓘ
surface form:
People's Republic of China
Philippines ⓘ Shantou ⓘ Singapore ⓘ Taiwan, Province of China ⓘ
surface form:
Taiwan
Thailand ⓘ Viet Nam ⓘ
surface form:
Vietnam
eastern Guangdong Province ⓘ overseas Chinese communities ⓘ |
| subgroupOf |
Min Chinese
ⓘ
Southern Min ⓘ |
| usedBy | Chaoshan people ⓘ |
| usedFor |
business communication in Chaoshan region
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clan and ancestral rituals ⓘ daily communication ⓘ religious practices ⓘ |
| usedIn |
folk songs
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radio broadcasting ⓘ television dramas ⓘ traditional opera ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Chinese characters
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Latin alphabet romanization ⓘ |
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Subject: Chaoshan dialect Description of subject: The Chaoshan dialect, also known as Teochew, is a Southern Min Chinese variety spoken primarily in the Chaoshan region of eastern Guangdong and by large overseas Chinese communities in Southeast Asia and beyond.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.