Chaoshan language

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The Chaoshan language is a Southern Min Chinese variety spoken primarily in the Chaoshan region of eastern Guangdong, known for its distinct phonology and strong cultural identity among Teochew and Swatow communities.

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Label Occurrences
Chaoshan language canonical 1

Statements (60)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Chinese language variety
Southern Min language
regional language
alternativeName Chaoshan Min NERFINISHED
Chaozhou language
Swatow dialect
Teochew language NERFINISHED
closelyRelatedTo Amoy dialect NERFINISHED
Hokkien NERFINISHED
Zhangzhou dialect NERFINISHED
country China
culturalRole marker of Teochew identity
medium of Teochew cuisine terminology
medium of Teochew music
medium of Teochew opera
ethnicGroup Chaoshan people NERFINISHED
Swatow people NERFINISHED
Teochew people NERFINISHED
hasApproximateSpeakers millions of speakers
hasDialect Chaozhou dialect NERFINISHED
Jieyang dialect
Shantou dialect NERFINISHED
hasPhonologicalFeature checked tones
complex vowel system
distinction between voiced and voiceless initials in historical layers
preservation of final stops
rich tone system
tone sandhi
hasRomanization Peng'im
Pe̍h-ōe-jī NERFINISHED
hasWritingSystem Chinese characters
ISOStatus no separate ISO 639-3 code (often grouped under Southern Min)
languageFamily Sino-Tibetan languages
mutuallyIntelligibleWith Shantou dialect NERFINISHED
notMutuallyIntelligibleWith Cantonese NERFINISHED
Mandarin Chinese NERFINISHED
region South China NERFINISHED
spokenIn Chaoshan region NERFINISHED
Chaozhou NERFINISHED
Fujian-Guangdong coastal areas
Guangdong Province NERFINISHED
Hong Kong NERFINISHED
Indonesia
Jieyang NERFINISHED
Macau NERFINISHED
Malaysia NERFINISHED
Shantou NERFINISHED
Singapore NERFINISHED
Southeast Asia NERFINISHED
Taiwan NERFINISHED
Thailand NERFINISHED
Vietnam NERFINISHED
eastern Guangdong Province NERFINISHED
overseas Chinese communities
subbranch Min Chinese NERFINISHED
subfamily Sinitic languages
subgroup Southern Min NERFINISHED
usedIn Teochew radio broadcasts
Teochew television programs
local media in Chaoshan region

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nan represents Chaoshan language