Puxian Min
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| Puxian / Xinghua | ||
|---|---|---|
| 莆仙話/興化話 | ||
| Spoken in | China, Malaysia, Singapore, United States (California) | |
| Region | Fujian (Putian, Fuzhou, Quanzhou) | |
| Total speakers | 2.6 million | |
| Language family | Sino-Tibetan | |
| Writing system | Chinese characters | |
| Official status | ||
| Official language in | none | |
| Regulated by | No official regulation | |
| Language codes | ||
| ISO 639-1 | None | |
| ISO 639-2 | – | |
| ISO 639-3 | cpx | |
| Note: This page may contain IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. | ||
Puxian (Simplified Chinese: 莆仙话 ; Traditional Chinese : 莆仙話 ; Hanyu pinyin : Púxiān huà), also known as Xinghua is a subcategory of Min Chinese.
It is spoken mostly in Fujian province, in Putian, parts of Fuzhou, and parts of Quanzhou. Puxian is a word conbine two place names of Putian City (莆田市) and Xianyou County (仙游县). More than 2000 people in Shacheng, Fuding (福鼎) in northern Fujian also speak Puxian. Overseas populations of Puxian speakers exist in Malaysia and Singapore. Speakers of Puxian are also known as Henghua (Simplified Chinese : 兴化 ; Traditional Chinese : 興化 ; Hanyu pinyin : Xīnghuà), Hinghua, or Xinghua.
[edit] Characteristics of language
Puxian have 15 consonants, including zero onset, the same as most of other Min directs. Puxian have lateral fricative [ɬ] instead of [s] in other Min dialects.
Puxian have 40 finals and 7 tones.
Puxian differ from Minnan dialects in several ways
1. The vowel 'a' is replaced by vowel 'o' in most cases. Eg. (Leg) Ka is Ko.
2. The vowel 'u' is replaced by vowel 'ü'. Eg. (Fish) Hu is Hü.
3. The vowel 'eng' is replaced by vowel 'oong'. Eg. (Soup) Teng is Toong.
4. The vowel 'ay' is replaced by vowel 'o'. Eg. (Horse) Bay is Bo.
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