Native to Republic of China Ethnicity Fuzhounese | Region Matsu Islands | |
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Pronunciation [mɑ˧˩ tsu˥˥ uɑ˩˧˩] / [paŋ˧˩ ŋuɑ˩˧˩] Language family Sino-Tibetan
Chinese
Min
Eastern Min
Houguan dialect subgroup
Matsu dialect Writing system Chinese characters and Foochow Romanized | ||
Matsu dialect (Eastern Min: Mā-cū-huâ / 馬祖話) is the local dialect of Matsu Islands, Republic of China. Native speakers also call it Bàng-huâ (平話), meaning the language spoken in everyday life. It is recognised one of the statutory languages for public transport announcements in Lienchiang County, ROC.
It is a subdialect of Fuzhou dialect, Eastern Min. Matsu dialect is quite similar to Changle dialect, another subdialect of Fuzhou dialect.
References
Matsu dialect Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA