Yongchun dialect

Welcome to this article about Yongchun dialect, a topic that has captured the attention of many people in recent times. In the next paragraphs we will explore the different facets of Yongchun dialect, from its history to its influence on today's society. We will analyze its impact in different areas, as well as the opinions of experts and ordinary people about Yongchun dialect. Without a doubt, this article will be an opportunity to delve deeper into a topic that concerns us all, and that invites us to reflect on important issues in our daily lives.

Yongchun
永春话 / 永春話
Native toPeople's Republic of China
Republic of China
Malaysia
Singapore
Indonesia
Philippines
Brunei
Myanmar
RegionYongchun County, Quanzhou, Southern Fujian province.
Early forms
Language codes
ISO 639-3–
GlottologNone

The Yongchun dialect (simplified Chinese: 永春话; traditional Chinese: 永春話; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Éng-chhun-ōe) is a dialect of the Hokkien language mostly spoken in Yongchun County of Quanzhou city in Southern Fujian Province, China. It belongs to the Quanzhou Hokkien branch.

Because most of the early immigrants to southern Malaysia were Quanzhou people, minority Quanzhou Yongchun people in Klang spoke the Yongchun dialect, and the other are assimilation by Tung'an Dialect.

Phonology

The table below contains all the finals of the Yongchun dialect.[4]

i 支,資 a 飽,爸 e 袋,下 u 有,龜 o 無,道 ɔ 故,古 ɯ 豬,去 ə 火,灰
ia 寫,奇 iu 丑,休 io 少,笑 iou 張 iau 了,刁 ieʔ 滅,别 au 流,交 ou 河
im 心,金 am 含,街 əm 欣,森 iam 減,欠 m 毋,梅 in 新, 品 an 安,干 un 分,雲
ian (iɛn) 電,現 uan 權 iŋ 朋,丁 aŋ 紅,東 ɔŋ 講,仿 iaŋ 響,誰 iɔŋ 忠,央 uaŋ 風
it 筆,必 at 插 ãt 炸,閘 uat 法,髮 uet 八,拔 iat (iɛt) 揭,切 ət 說
ak 迫,白 ɔk 各,駁 iak 頁,白 iɔk 著,咯 uak 潑,脱 uik 突,率 ŋ 光,床
ip 立,吸 ap 答,朵 iap 粒,澀 ui 桂,貴 ua 大,刮 ue 多,花 uai 怪,歪
ĩ 圓,平 ã 三,罵 ẽ 妹,奶 ãi 耐,唉 iã 走,驚 uĩ 关,千 uã 官,汗 uãi 彎
iʔ aʔ eʔ uʔ əʔ ɯʔ iaʔ ioʔ
ãuʔ ɔʔ ŋ̍ʔ iɔʔ ueʔ iãuʔ

Notes

  1. ^ Min is believed to have split from Old Chinese, rather than Middle Chinese like other varieties of Chinese.[1][2][3]

References

  1. ^ Mei, Tsu-lin (1970), "Tones and prosody in Middle Chinese and the origin of the rising tone", Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies, 30: 86–110, doi:10.2307/2718766, JSTOR 2718766
  2. ^ Pulleyblank, Edwin G. (1984), Middle Chinese: A study in Historical Phonology, Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, p. 3, ISBN 978-0-7748-0192-8
  3. ^ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian (2023-07-10). "Glottolog 4.8 - Min". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. doi:10.5281/zenodo.7398962. Archived from the original on 2023-10-13. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
  4. ^ "闽南永春方言语气词及研究". Fujian Normal University (福建师范大学).