Meixian dialect
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The Meixian dialect is a major variety of Hakka Chinese spoken in Meixian District, Guangdong, and often regarded as the standard form of the Hakka language.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese language variety
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Hakka dialect ⓘ Sinitic language variety ⓘ |
| academicStandard | commonly used in Hakka grammars and dictionaries ⓘ |
| belongsTo |
Chinese dialect continuum
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Guangdong Hakka subgroup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Wuhua Hakka
NERFINISHED
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Xingning Hakka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| glottologClassification | Hakka-Meixian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Meixian Hakka
NERFINISHED
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Meizhou Hakka NERFINISHED ⓘ Moiyen dialect ⓘ |
| hasCulturalRole | marker of Hakka identity in Meizhou area ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
lack of retroflex initials compared to Mandarin
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use of sentence-final particles for aspect and mood ⓘ |
| hasPhonemeInventory | rich inventory of voiceless unaspirated and aspirated stops ⓘ |
| hasRomanization |
Pha̍k-fa-sṳ
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various Latin-based Hakka romanization schemes ⓘ |
| hasSyllableStructure | (C)(G)V(C) ⓘ |
| hasToneSystem | multiple lexical tones ⓘ |
| ISO639-6Code | hakk (macro language, includes Meixian) ⓘ |
| languageBranch | Sinitic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Sino-Tibetan languages ⓘ |
| languageGroup | Hakka Chinese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linguisticTypology | analytic language ⓘ |
| mutualIntelligibility | partially intelligible with other Hakka dialects ⓘ |
| phonologicalFeature |
absence of entering tone category as separate tone class in some analyses
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distinction between yin and yang tones ⓘ preservation of final stops -p -t -k ⓘ |
| primaryCenter | Meixian District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regardedAs | standard form of the Hakka language ⓘ |
| region |
Eastern Guangdong
NERFINISHED
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Meixian District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
China
NERFINISHED
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Guangdong Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Meixian District NERFINISHED ⓘ Meizhou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| standardFor | Hakka Chinese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subgroupOf | Hakka Chinese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAs |
basis for some Hakka Bible translations
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reference dialect in Hakka linguistic descriptions ⓘ |
| usedBy | Hakka people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Hakka broadcasting and media
ⓘ
Hakka language education materials ⓘ |
| wordOrder | SVO ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Chinese characters ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.