Datong dialect
E827489
The Datong dialect is a regional variety of Chinese spoken around Datong in Shanxi, typically classified within the Jin Chinese language group and noted for its distinct phonological and lexical features.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese dialect
ⓘ
regional dialect ⓘ variety of Jin Chinese ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Datong local culture ⓘ |
| belongsTo | northern Chinese dialect area ⓘ |
| comparedTo | Standard Mandarin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution | northern Shanxi plateau ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
distinct lexical features
ⓘ
distinct phonological features ⓘ lexical differences from Standard Mandarin ⓘ phonological differences from Standard Mandarin ⓘ tone system characteristic of Jin Chinese ⓘ |
| hasPhonology | consonant and vowel inventory distinct from Standard Mandarin ⓘ |
| hasToneSystem | tone categories typical of Jin dialects ⓘ |
| hasVocabulary | regional lexical items specific to Datong ⓘ |
| ISOStatus | not separately coded from Chinese in ISO 639 ⓘ |
| isSpokenBy | local population of Datong area ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Jin Chinese
ⓘ
Sino-Tibetan ⓘ |
| languageStatus | regional spoken variety ⓘ |
| linguisticClassificationBasis |
historical development within Jin Chinese
ⓘ
lexical criteria ⓘ phonological criteria ⓘ |
| mutualIntelligibility |
limited intelligibility with Standard Mandarin
ⓘ
partially intelligible with other Jin dialects ⓘ |
| region |
Datong metropolitan area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
surrounding counties of Datong ⓘ |
| researchField |
Chinese dialectology
ⓘ
sociolinguistics ⓘ |
| scriptUsage | primarily oral, written with standard Chinese characters when needed ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Datong
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shanxi Province NERFINISHED ⓘ northern Shanxi ⓘ |
| standardVarietyRelation | non-standard variety relative to Putonghua ⓘ |
| subgroupOf |
Chinese
ⓘ
Jin Chinese NERFINISHED ⓘ Sinitic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAlongside | Standard Mandarin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn | daily communication in Datong area ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Chinese characters ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.