Matsu dialect (Eastern Min)

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The Matsu dialect (Eastern Min) is a variety of the Eastern Min Chinese language spoken primarily in the Matsu Islands off the coast of Fujian, known for its close relation to the Fuzhou dialect and distinctive phonology.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Matsu dialect 2
Matsu dialect (Eastern Min) canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (38)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Chinese dialect ⓘ
Eastern Min variety ⓘ
Sinitic language variety ⓘ
belongsTo Eastern Min continuum ⓘ
linked to: Eastern Min
closelyRelatedTo Fuzhou dialect ⓘ
coexistsWith Mandarin Chinese in the Matsu Islands ⓘ
country Republic of China (Taiwan) ⓘ
linked to: Republic of China
endangeredStatus vulnerable ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Matsu Hua ⓘ
linked to: Matsu Min

Matsu Min ⓘ
hasFeature distinctive phonology ⓘ
lexical similarity to Fuzhou dialect ⓘ
phonological similarity to Fuzhou dialect ⓘ
regional phonological innovations ⓘ
tone language ⓘ
hasPhonology Eastern Min-type consonant and vowel inventory ⓘ
hasTonalSystem Eastern Min-type tone categories ⓘ
historicalOrigin migration from coastal Fujian ⓘ
influencedBy Mandarin Chinese ⓘ
languageBranch Sinitic languages ⓘ
linked to: Chinese language
languageFamily Sino-Tibetan languages ⓘ
languageGroup Min Chinese ⓘ
languageSubgroup Eastern Min ⓘ
mutualIntelligibility partially mutually intelligible with Fuzhou dialect ⓘ
partOf local culture of the Matsu Islands ⓘ
primaryUsers residents of the Matsu Islands ⓘ
region Matsu Islands ⓘ
off the coast of Fujian ⓘ
spokenIn Fujian coast region ⓘ
Lienchiang County ⓘ
Matsu Islands ⓘ
subclassOf Chinese language ⓘ
Eastern Min Chinese ⓘ
Min Chinese ⓘ
usedFor daily communication in the Matsu Islands ⓘ
usedIn local folk songs of the Matsu Islands ⓘ
oral traditions of the Matsu Islands ⓘ
writingSystem Chinese characters ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Dongyin Island → languageUsed → Matsu dialect (Eastern Min) ⓘ
Beigan Island → languageUsed → Matsu dialect (Eastern Min) ⓘ
Jieshou Village → localLanguage → Matsu dialect ⓘ
linked to: Matsu dialect (Eastern Min)
Jinsha Village → hasLocalDialect → Matsu dialect ⓘ
linked to: Matsu dialect (Eastern Min)