Kinmen dialect of Hokkien
E815204
The Kinmen dialect of Hokkien is a regional variety of Southern Min Chinese spoken on Kinmen Island, closely related to Taiwanese Hokkien but preserving several older phonological and lexical features.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Kinmen dialect of Hokkien canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9705518 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Kinmen dialect of Hokkien Context triple: [Jincheng Township, hasLocalLanguage, Kinmen dialect of Hokkien]
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Quanzhou dialect
The Quanzhou dialect is a major variety of Southern Min Chinese spoken in and around Quanzhou in Fujian, historically influential in the development of other Hokkien dialects.
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Chaoshan dialect
The Chaoshan dialect, also known as Teochew, is a Southern Min Chinese variety spoken primarily in the Chaoshan region of eastern Guangdong and by large overseas Chinese communities in Southeast Asia and beyond.
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C.
Matsu dialect (Eastern Min)
The Matsu dialect (Eastern Min) is a variety of the Eastern Min Chinese language spoken primarily in the Matsu Islands off the coast of Fujian, known for its close relation to the Fuzhou dialect and distinctive phonology.
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Xiamen dialect
The Xiamen dialect is a Southern Min variety spoken in and around the city of Xiamen in Fujian, China, and is historically influential as a prestige form of Hokkien used in trade and culture across Southeast Asia.
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E.
Zhangzhou dialect
The Zhangzhou dialect is a major Southern Min (Hokkien) variety from Zhangzhou in Fujian, influential in the formation of many overseas Chinese Hokkien dialects.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Kinmen dialect of Hokkien Target entity description: The Kinmen dialect of Hokkien is a regional variety of Southern Min Chinese spoken on Kinmen Island, closely related to Taiwanese Hokkien but preserving several older phonological and lexical features.
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A.
Quanzhou dialect
The Quanzhou dialect is a major variety of Southern Min Chinese spoken in and around Quanzhou in Fujian, historically influential in the development of other Hokkien dialects.
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B.
Chaoshan dialect
The Chaoshan dialect, also known as Teochew, is a Southern Min Chinese variety spoken primarily in the Chaoshan region of eastern Guangdong and by large overseas Chinese communities in Southeast Asia and beyond.
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C.
Matsu dialect (Eastern Min)
The Matsu dialect (Eastern Min) is a variety of the Eastern Min Chinese language spoken primarily in the Matsu Islands off the coast of Fujian, known for its close relation to the Fuzhou dialect and distinctive phonology.
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D.
Xiamen dialect
The Xiamen dialect is a Southern Min variety spoken in and around the city of Xiamen in Fujian, China, and is historically influential as a prestige form of Hokkien used in trade and culture across Southeast Asia.
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E.
Zhangzhou dialect
The Zhangzhou dialect is a major Southern Min (Hokkien) variety from Zhangzhou in Fujian, influential in the formation of many overseas Chinese Hokkien dialects.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese dialect
ⓘ
Southern Min variety ⓘ regional language variety ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Kinmen cultural identity ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo | Taiwanese Hokkien NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coexistsWith | Mandarin in Kinmen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| comparedWith | Taiwanese Hokkien in linguistic research ⓘ |
| country | Republic of China (Taiwan) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distinctFrom |
Cantonese
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Standard Mandarin NERFINISHED ⓘ Teochew NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Kinmen Hokkien
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kinmen Minnan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
conservative pronunciation compared to urban Xiamen
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lexical items not common in modern Taiwanese Hokkien ⓘ mutual intelligibility with Taiwanese Hokkien ⓘ tone system similar to Quanzhou-type Hokkien ⓘ |
| hasPhonology |
Southern Min-type phonology
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
checked tones in entering syllables ⓘ |
| hasSociolinguisticStatus | local vernacular in Kinmen ⓘ |
| historicallyRelatedTo |
Quanzhou dialect of Hokkien
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Xiamen dialect of Hokkien NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Quanzhou Hokkien
NERFINISHED
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Xiamen Hokkien NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influences | Taiwanese Hokkien spoken by Kinmen migrants ⓘ |
| ISOStatus | not assigned a separate ISO 639-3 code from Southern Min ⓘ |
| languageBranch | Sinitic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Sino-Tibetan languages ⓘ |
| languageGroup | Southern Min NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linguisticClassification | Min Nan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservesFeature |
older lexical items of Southern Min
ⓘ
older phonological features of Southern Min ⓘ |
| region | Fujian region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sharesFeaturesWith | Taiwanese Hokkien NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Kinmen County
NERFINISHED
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Kinmen Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Hokkien
NERFINISHED
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Southern Min NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | dialectological studies of Southern Min ⓘ |
| usedBy |
local population of Kinmen
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older generations in Kinmen more than younger speakers ⓘ |
| usedIn |
daily communication in Kinmen
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local culture of Kinmen ⓘ oral traditions in Kinmen ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Chinese characters
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Latin-based romanization systems ⓘ |
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Subject: Kinmen dialect of Hokkien Description of subject: The Kinmen dialect of Hokkien is a regional variety of Southern Min Chinese spoken on Kinmen Island, closely related to Taiwanese Hokkien but preserving several older phonological and lexical features.
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