Puxian Min
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Puxian Min is a variety of the Min Chinese language group spoken mainly in Putian and Xianyou in Fujian province, known for its distinct phonology and vocabulary.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Puxian Min canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Min Chinese variety
ⓘ
Sinitic language ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Putian culture
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ⓘ
Xianyou culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endangeredStatus | under pressure from Mandarin ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Pu-Xian Min
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ⓘ
Putian dialect ⓘ Putianhua NERFINISHED ⓘ Xinghua dialect NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDistinctiveFeature |
complex tone system
ⓘ
distinct phonology ⓘ distinct vocabulary ⓘ lexical items not shared with Mandarin ⓘ phonological features intermediate between Southern Min and Eastern Min ⓘ preservation of some archaic Min features ⓘ tone sandhi ⓘ |
| hasGlottocode | puzi1234 ⓘ |
| hasISOCode | cpx ⓘ |
| hasLexicalSimilarityWith |
Eastern Min
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ⓘ
Southern Min NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameInChinese | 莆仙话 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
checked syllables
ⓘ
initial consonant contrasts typical of Min ⓘ rich inventory of tones ⓘ |
| hasRomanization | various local Latin-based schemes ⓘ |
| historicallyInfluencedBy |
Eastern Min
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ⓘ
Fuzhou dialect ⓘ Hokkien NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Min NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageBranch | Chinese ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Sino-Tibetan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notMutuallyIntelligibleWith |
Mandarin Chinese
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ⓘ
Standard Cantonese NERFINISHED ⓘ most other Min varieties ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Fujian Province
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ⓘ
People's Republic of China NERFINISHED ⓘ Putian NERFINISHED ⓘ Xianyou County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenInRegion | coastal central Fujian ⓘ |
| subgroupOf |
Min Chinese
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sinitic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedByEthnicGroup | Han Chinese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInDomain |
daily communication
ⓘ
folk literature ⓘ local media ⓘ traditional opera ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Chinese characters ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.