Pu-Xian Min

E454906

Pu-Xian Min is a regional variety of the Min branch of Chinese spoken primarily in parts of Fujian province, known for its distinct phonology and vocabulary.

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All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Pu-Xian Min canonical 2

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Chinese topolect
Sinitic language
regional variety of Min Chinese
country China
hasAlternativeName Putian-Xianyou Min NERFINISHED
Puxian Min NERFINISHED
Xinghua dialect NERFINISHED
hasDistinctiveFeature distinct phonology
distinct vocabulary
phonological features intermediate between Eastern Min and Southern Min
tone language
hasGlottocode puzi1234
hasISOCode cpx
hasLexicalInfluenceFrom Eastern Min NERFINISHED
Southern Min NERFINISHED
hasMajorDialectCenter Putian urban area NERFINISHED
Xianyou urban area NERFINISHED
hasPhonologicalFeature complex tone sandhi patterns
initial consonant contrasts typical of Min
preservation of certain Middle Chinese features
hasResearchField Chinese dialectology
hasSociolinguisticSituation bilingualism with Mandarin Chinese
diglossia with Standard Chinese in formal domains
hasSpeakerCommunityType rural speakers
urban speakers
hasSubjectOfStudy Sinitic language contact in Fujian
historical phonology of Min
isNotFullyMutuallyIntelligibleWith Eastern Min (Fuzhou dialect) NERFINISHED
Southern Min (Hokkien-Taiwanese) NERFINISHED
isNotMutuallyIntelligibleWith Mandarin Chinese NERFINISHED
Standard Cantonese NERFINISHED
languageBranch Sinitic NERFINISHED
languageFamily Sino-Tibetan NERFINISHED
languageGroup Min NERFINISHED
namedAfter Putian NERFINISHED
Xianyou NERFINISHED
primaryStatusInChina regional vernacular
region coastal central Fujian
spokenIn Fujian province NERFINISHED
Putian NERFINISHED
Xianyou County NERFINISHED
overseas Chinese communities
southeastern Fujian
standardLanguageOfRegion Putian-Xianyou area (for local daily communication)
subgroupOf Min Chinese NERFINISHED
Sinitic branch of the Sino-Tibetan language family
usedBy Pu-Xian people NERFINISHED
writingSystem Chinese characters

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Min Chinese hasMajorVariety Pu-Xian Min
Putian language Pu-Xian Min