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Haikou dialect

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Pronunciation
  
[hai˨˩˧ xau˨˩˧ ue˨˧]

Region
  
Haikou, Hainan

Native to
  
Southern China

Glottolog
  
None

Haikou dialect

Language family
  
Sino-Tibetan Chinese Min Hainanese Haikou dialect

Haikou dialect is a dialect of Hainanese which is spoken in Haikou, the capital of Hainan province of China.

Phonology

Haikou dialect has the following initials:

The finals are:

There are also two syllabic nasals, /m̩/ and /ŋ̍/.

The tone categories (described using Chao tone letters) are:

References

Haikou dialect Wikipedia