| Shaowu | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Southern China |
| Region | Shaowu, Nanping, Fujian |
Early forms | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
| Glottolog |
shao1235 |
| Linguasphere | 79-AAA-lab |
The Shaowu dialect is a dialect of Shao-Jiang Min Chinese spoken in Shaowu, Nanping in northwestern Fujian province of China. It combines elements from Northern Min and Gan Chinese.
Phonology
The Shaowu dialect has 20 initials, 46 rimes and 6 tones.
Initials
p, pʰ, m, f, v, t, tʰ, n, l, t͡s, t͡sʰ, s, t͡ɕ, t͡ɕʰ, ɕ, k, kʰ, ŋ, x, ʔ
Rimes
ɿ, i, u, y, a, i, ua, o, io, uo, ie, ye, ə, uə, ɯ, ai, uai, oi, ei, uei, əi, au, iau, ou, iou, əu, an, in, uan, yn, on, uon, en, ien, yen, ən, uən, aŋ, iaŋ, uaŋ, oŋ, ioŋ, uoŋ, ŋ̍, iuŋ, uŋ
Tones
| No. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tone name | dark level 陰平 |
light level 陽平 |
rising 上聲 |
dark departing 陰去 |
light departing 陽去 |
entering 入聲 |
| Tone contour | ˨˩ (21) | ˨ (22) | ˥ (55) | ˨˩˧ (213) | ˧˥ (35) | ˥˧ (53) |
Notes
References
- ^ 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
- ^ 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
- ^ 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.
- Compilation Commission of Chorography of Shaowu City 邵武市地方志编纂委员会 (1993). Shao wu shi zhi 邵武市志 ["Chorography of Sanming City"]. Vol. 38. Beijing: Qunzhong chubanshe 群众出版社 ["Masses Press"]. ISBN 7-5014-1053-4.
- Compilation Commission of Chorography of Fujian Province 福建省地方志编纂委员会 (1998). Fu jian sheng zhi fang yan zhi 福建省志·方言志 ["Chorography of dialect, Chorography of Fujian Province"]. Vol. 7. Beijing: Fangzhi chubanshe 方志出版社 ["Chorography Press"]. ISBN 7-80122-279-2.
- Ngai, Sing Sing (2021). A Grammar of Shaowu. A Sinitic Language of Northwestern Fujian. Boston/Berlin: de Gruyter. ISBN 978-1-5015-1772-3.
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