Xiamen dialect
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The Xiamen dialect is a Southern Min variety spoken in and around the city of Xiamen in Fujian, China, and is historically influential as a prestige form of Hokkien used in trade and culture across Southeast Asia.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Xiamen dialect canonical | 4 |
| Amoy dialect | 3 |
| Xiamen Hokkien | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2054419 — 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: Xiamen dialect Context triple: [Hokkien language, hasDialect, Xiamen dialect]
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A.
Quanzhou dialect
The Quanzhou dialect is a major variety of Southern Min Chinese spoken in and around Quanzhou in Fujian, historically influential in the development of other Hokkien dialects.
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B.
Zhangzhou dialect
The Zhangzhou dialect is a major Southern Min (Hokkien) variety from Zhangzhou in Fujian, influential in the formation of many overseas Chinese Hokkien dialects.
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C.
Chaoshan dialect
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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D.
Taiwanese Hokkien
Taiwanese Hokkien is a Southern Min Chinese language variety widely spoken in Taiwan, where it serves as a major vernacular and cultural language alongside Mandarin.
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E.
Teochew
Teochew is a Southern Min Chinese dialect originating from the Chaoshan region of Guangdong, widely spoken in overseas Chinese communities across Southeast Asia.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Xiamen dialect Target entity description: The Xiamen dialect is a Southern Min variety spoken in and around the city of Xiamen in Fujian, China, and is historically influential as a prestige form of Hokkien used in trade and culture across Southeast Asia.
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A.
Quanzhou dialect
The Quanzhou dialect is a major variety of Southern Min Chinese spoken in and around Quanzhou in Fujian, historically influential in the development of other Hokkien dialects.
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B.
Zhangzhou dialect
The Zhangzhou dialect is a major Southern Min (Hokkien) variety from Zhangzhou in Fujian, influential in the formation of many overseas Chinese Hokkien dialects.
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C.
Chaoshan dialect
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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D.
Taiwanese Hokkien
Taiwanese Hokkien is a Southern Min Chinese language variety widely spoken in Taiwan, where it serves as a major vernacular and cultural language alongside Mandarin.
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E.
Teochew
Teochew is a Southern Min Chinese dialect originating from the Chaoshan region of Guangdong, widely spoken in overseas Chinese communities across Southeast Asia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese topolect
ⓘ
Hokkien variety ⓘ Southern Min dialect ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Amoy Hokkien
ⓘ
Amoy Hokkien ⓘ
surface form:
Amoy dialect
|
| closelyRelatedTo |
Quanzhou dialect
ⓘ
Zhangzhou dialect ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
extensive tone sandhi rules
ⓘ
literary-colloquial vocabulary doublets ⓘ |
| hasPrestigeStatus | prestige variety of Hokkien ⓘ |
| historicalCenter | port city of Xiamen ⓘ |
| historicallyUsedFor |
Christian missionary work
ⓘ
education in overseas Chinese communities ⓘ literature ⓘ maritime trade ⓘ |
| influenced |
Medan Hokkien
ⓘ
Penang Hokkien ⓘ Philippine Hokkien ⓘ Singapore Hokkien ⓘ Taiwanese Hokkien ⓘ |
| ISOStatus | no separate ISO 639-3 code (grouped under Southern Min) ⓘ |
| languageBranch |
Chinese language
ⓘ
surface form:
Sinitic languages
|
| languageFamily | Sino-Tibetan languages ⓘ |
| languageGroup | Min Chinese ⓘ |
| languageSubgroup | Southern Min ⓘ |
| mutualIntelligibility | largely mutually intelligible with Taiwanese Hokkien ⓘ |
| phonologicalFeature |
checked tones
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distinction between literary and colloquial readings ⓘ tone sandhi system ⓘ |
| region |
Xiamen
ⓘ
surface form:
Xiamen metropolitan area
southern Fujian ⓘ |
| romanizationSystem |
POJ-based schemes
ⓘ
Pe̍h-ōe-jī ⓘ TLPA ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Fujian
ⓘ
surface form:
Fujian Province
Kinmen ⓘ China ⓘ
surface form:
People's Republic of China
Southeast Asia ⓘ Xiamen ⓘ |
| standardFor |
Amoy Hokkien
ⓘ
many overseas Hokkien communities ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Hokkien
ⓘ
Southern Min ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Hokkien people
ⓘ
surface form:
Hokkien ethnic group
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| usedIn |
Xiamen local media
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traditional opera (Liyuan opera and related forms) ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Chinese characters
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Latin alphabet (romanization) ⓘ |
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Subject: Xiamen dialect Description of subject: The Xiamen dialect is a Southern Min variety spoken in and around the city of Xiamen in Fujian, China, and is historically influential as a prestige form of Hokkien used in trade and culture across Southeast Asia.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.