Proto-Min
E807397
Proto-Min is the reconstructed common ancestor of the Min group of Sinitic languages, representing an early stage of Chinese spoken in southeastern China before significant later divergences.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Proto-Min canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
proto-language
ⓘ
reconstructed language ⓘ stage of Chinese ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Middle Chinese reconstructions
ⓘ
modern Min dialect data ⓘ |
| differsFrom | Middle Chinese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| documentationForm | scholarly reconstructions and phonological systems ⓘ |
| geographicCore | Min-speaking areas of Fujian and neighboring regions ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Proto-Min Chinese
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Proto-Min dialect ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
complex initial consonant system
ⓘ
distinctive vowel and rhyme categories ⓘ evidence for earlier consonant clusters ⓘ preservation of archaic Chinese features not found in other Sinitic branches ⓘ tone categories reflecting earlier segmental distinctions ⓘ |
| hasStatus |
hypothetical linguistic construct
ⓘ
not directly attested ⓘ |
| influencedBy | earlier stages of Chinese (e.g., Old Chinese) ⓘ |
| isAncestorOf |
Central Min
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eastern Min NERFINISHED ⓘ Min Chinese NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Min NERFINISHED ⓘ Puxian Min NERFINISHED ⓘ Shaojiang Min NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Min NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageBranch | Sinitic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Sino-Tibetan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playsRoleIn |
internal classification of Min dialects
ⓘ
reconstruction of earlier Chinese phonology ⓘ |
| reconstructedBy |
Jerry Norman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Laurent Sagart NERFINISHED ⓘ other historical linguists of Chinese ⓘ |
| reconstructionMethod | comparative method ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Middle Chinese
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Old Chinese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Fujian region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
coastal southeastern China ⓘ southeastern China ⓘ |
| studiedInField |
Chinese dialectology
ⓘ
historical linguistics ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Chinese historical variety
ⓘ
Sinitic proto-language ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early first millennium CE (approximate scholarly reconstruction) ⓘ |
| usedFor |
comparative studies of Sinitic languages
ⓘ
reconstructing Old Chinese ⓘ understanding diversification of Min Chinese ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.