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Eastern Min
Branch of the Min group of Sinitic languages of China / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the Chinese-Canadian electrical engineer, see Min Dong (electrical engineer).
Eastern Min or Min Dong (traditional Chinese: 閩東語; simplified Chinese: 闽东语; pinyin: Mǐndōngyǔ, Foochow Romanized: Mìng-dĕ̤ng-ngṳ̄) is a branch of the Min group of the Chinese languages of China. The prestige form and most commonly cited representative form is the Fuzhou dialect, the speech of the capital of Fujian.[8]
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Eastern Min | |
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平話 | |
Region | Southeast China, Taiwan, Southeast Asia, United States |
Native speakers | 11 million (2022)[1] |
Sino-Tibetan
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Early forms | |
Dialects | |
Chinese characters and Foochow Romanized | |
Official status | |
Official language in | Matsu Islands, Taiwan[5][6] |
Recognised minority language in | statutory language for public transport in the Matsu Islands[7] |
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ISO 639-3 | cdo |
Glottolog | mind1253 |
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