Central Min, or Min Zhong (), is a part of the
Min
Min or MIN may refer to:
Places
* Fujian, also called Mǐn, a province of China
** Min Kingdom (909–945), a state in Fujian
* Min County, a county of Dingxi, Gansu province, China
* Min River (Fujian)
* Min River (Sichuan)
* Mineola (Am ...
group of
varieties of Chinese
Chinese, also known as Sinitic, is a branch of the Sino-Tibetan language family consisting of hundreds of local varieties, many of which are not mutually intelligible. Variation is particularly strong in the more mountainous southeast of ma ...
. It is spoken in the valley of the Sha River in
Sanming
Sanming (, Foochow Romanized: Săng-mìng), also known as Minzhong (), is a prefecture-level city in western Fujian province, China. It borders Nanping City to the north, Fuzhou City to the east, Quanzhou City to the southeast, Longyan City to ...
prefecture in the central mountain areas of
Fujian
Fujian (; alternately romanized as Fukien or Hokkien) is a province on the southeastern coast of China. Fujian is bordered by Zhejiang to the north, Jiangxi to the west, Guangdong to the south, and the Taiwan Strait to the east. Its cap ...
, consisting of
Yong'an, the urban area of Sanming (
Sanyuan and
Meilie districts) and
Sha County
Shaxian District (), formerly Sha County, is a District of Sanming, Fujian Province, People's Republic of China. Shaxian District is the hometown of Shaxian delicacies, which are considered part of the food heritage of China.
Transportation
Shax ...
.
Dialects
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Sanming dialect
The Sanming dialect (Central Min: 三明事, Mandarin Chinese: 三明話) is a dialect of Central Min Chinese language, Chinese spoken in urban areas of Sanming, a prefecture-level city in Western Fujian, Fujian Province, China.
Phonology
The San ...
*
Yong'an dialect
The Yong'an dialect ( Central Min: 永安事, Mandarin Chinese: 永安話) is a Central Min dialect spoken in Yong'an, Sanming in Western Fujian Province, China.
Phonology
The Yong'an dialect has 17 initials, 41 rimes and 6 tones.
Initial ...
*
Shaxian dialect
References
* (includes a description of the phonology of the Yong'an dialect)
Languages of China
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