Northern Min
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For the Min dialects of northeast Fujian, including Fuzhou, historically referred to as Northern Min, see Eastern Min.
Northern Min (simplified Chinese: 闽北; traditional Chinese: 閩北; pinyin: Mǐnběi) is a group of mutually intelligible[citation needed] Min varieties spoken in Nanping prefecture of northwestern Fujian.
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Northern Min | |
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Min Bei | |
Mâing-bă̤-ngṳ̌/閩北語 | |
Native to | China |
Region | Nanping (northwest Fujian) |
Native speakers | 2.5 million (2004)[1] |
Sino-Tibetan
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Early forms | |
Dialects | |
Kienning Colloquial Romanized (Jian'ou dialect) | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | mnp |
Glottolog | minb1236 |
Linguasphere | 79-AAA-ha |
Northern Min | |
Counties of Nanping prefecture, Fujian |
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