Pronunciation [kuiŋ˧˧ ɪ˥˦ ti˦˦] Glottolog None | Native to Southern China | |
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Language family Sino-TibetanChineseMinNorthern MinJian'ou Writing system Chinese character, Kienning Colloquial Romanized | ||
Jian'ou dialect (Northern Min: Gṳ̿ing-é-dī / 建甌事; Chinese: simplified Chinese: 建瓯话; traditional Chinese: 建甌話; pinyin: Jiàn'ōu huà), also known as Kienow dialect, is a local dialect of Northern Min Chinese spoken in Jian'ou in the north of the Fujian province. It is regarded as the standard common language in Jian'ou.
Citation tones
Jian'ou has four tones, which are reduced to two in checked syllables.
References
Jian'ou dialect Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA