Teochew

E39184
Chinese language variety Sinitic language Southern Min dialect

Teochew is a Southern Min Chinese dialect originating from the Chaoshan region of Guangdong, widely spoken in overseas Chinese communities across Southeast Asia.

Aliases (4)
Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Chinese language variety →
Sinitic language →
Southern Min dialect →
associatedWith Chaoshan culture →
Teochew cuisine →
Teochew opera →
closelyRelatedTo Shantou dialect →
Swatow dialect →
country China →
hasAlternativeName Chaoshan dialect →
Chaozhou dialect →
Chiuchow →
Teo-Swa →
ISO639-3 nan →
isVarietyOf Chaoshan Min →
languageFamily Sino-Tibetan languages →
linguisticRegion Southern China →
notMutuallyIntelligibleWith Cantonese →
Hakka →
Mandarin Chinese →
originatesFrom Chaoshan region →
Guangdong Province →
partiallyIntelligibleWith Hokkien →
phonologicalFeature extensive tone sandhi →
preservation of entering tones →
rich tone system →
spokenIn Cambodia →
Chaozhou →
Fujian Province →
Guangdong Province →
Hong Kong →
Indonesia →
Jieyang →
Laos →
Macau →
Malaysia →
Myanmar →
Philippines →
Shantou →
Singapore →
Taiwan →
Thailand →
Vietnam →
overseas Chinese communities →
subgroupOf Min Chinese →
Southern Min →
usedBy Teochew people →
writingSystem Chinese characters →
Referenced by (10)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Hokkien language ("Teochew language") →
Teochew ("Shantou dialect") →
closelyRelatedTo
Chinese Malaysians →
Lingnan →
language
Pontianak ("Teochew Chinese") →
commonlySpokenLanguage
Teochew ("Chaozhou dialect") →
hasAlternativeName
Overseas Chinese communities →
hasLanguage
Tan →
languageContext
Chinese Indonesians →
languageUsed
Wong →
usedInDialect
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