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
Hakka dialect
Sinitic language variety
academicStandard commonly used in Hakka grammars and dictionaries
belongsTo Chinese dialect continuum
Guangdong Hakka subgroup NERFINISHED
closelyRelatedTo Wuhua Hakka NERFINISHED
Xingning Hakka NERFINISHED
country China
glottologClassification Hakka-Meixian NERFINISHED
hasAlternativeName Meixian Hakka NERFINISHED
Meizhou Hakka NERFINISHED
Moiyen dialect
hasCulturalRole marker of Hakka identity in Meizhou area
hasFeature lack of retroflex initials compared to Mandarin
use of sentence-final particles for aspect and mood
hasPhonemeInventory rich inventory of voiceless unaspirated and aspirated stops
hasRomanization Pha̍k-fa-sṳ
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
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
Meixian District NERFINISHED
spokenIn China NERFINISHED
Guangdong Province NERFINISHED
Meixian District NERFINISHED
Meizhou NERFINISHED
standardFor Hakka Chinese NERFINISHED
subgroupOf Hakka Chinese NERFINISHED
usedAs basis for some Hakka Bible translations
reference dialect in Hakka linguistic descriptions
usedBy Hakka people NERFINISHED
usedIn Hakka broadcasting and media
Hakka language education materials
wordOrder SVO
writingSystem Chinese characters

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Meixian Hakka alternativeName Meixian dialect