- Phonology Consonants
- Grammar
- Comparison with other varieties of Hokkien
- Notes
- References
{{Infobox language
|name=Hui'an dialect
|nativename={{lang|zh-Hans|惠安话}} / {{lang|zh-Hant|惠安話}}
|states=China
|region=Mainly in Hui'an and parts of Quangang District (formerly part of Hui'an), South Fujian province.
|speakers=?
|familycolor=Sino-Tibetan
|fam2=Sinitic
|fam3=Min
|fam4=Coastal Min
|fam5=Southern Min
|fam6=Hokkien
|isoexception=dialect
|glotto=none
|lingua=79-AAA-jda
}}The Hui'an dialect ({{zh|s=惠安话|t=惠安話|poj=Hūi-oaⁿ-ōe}}), is a variety of Chinese mostly spoken in Hui'an in South Fujian Province, China. It belongs to the Hokkien subgroup of Southern Min.{{sfn|Chen|2008|p=568}} PhonologyThe Hui'an dialect has at least 19 initial and 65 final consonants.[1] Consonants Consonants of Hui'an dialect| | bilabial | labio-dental | alveolar | alveolo-palatal | palatal | velar | glottal | | nasals | m}}
骂 | | n}})
蓝 | | |
|---|
| plosives | voiced | b}}
马 | | | | ɡ}}
鹅 | |
|---|
| voiceless unaspirated | p}}
布 | | t}}
大 | | | k}}
歌 | ʔ}}
乌 |
|---|
| voiceless aspirated | pʰ}}
坡 | | tʰ}}
兔 | | | kʰ}}
去 | |
|---|
| fricatives | voiceless | | s}}
苏 | ɕ}} / {{IPA link|ʃ}}
心 / 细 | | | x}}
魚 |
|---|
| [[affricate consonant| | voiceless unaspirated | | | ts}}
左 | tɕ}} / {{IPA link|tʃ}}
挤 / 多 | | | |
|---|
| voiceless aspirated | | | tsʰ}}
菜 | tɕʰ}} / {{IPA link|tʃʰ}}
树 / 娶 | | | |
|---|
| approximants | | | l}}
旅 | | j}}
饿 | | |
|---|
GrammarThe demonstrative system has five pairs of pronouns with a two-way distinction:{{sfn|Chen|2008|pp=569–570}}{{sfn|Chen|2011|pp=96}} | Proximal | Distal | Translation | | zh-Hans|这}} / {{lang|zh-Hant|這}} tsit7 (+ number) + numerative | zh|彼}} hit7 (+ number) + numerative | this/that; these/those; this/that kind of | | zh-Hans|这}} / {{lang|zh-Hant|這}} tsat8 | zh|彼}} hat8 | this/that | | zh-Hans|这}} / {{lang|zh-Hant|這}} tse2 | zh|彼}} hə2 | this/that kind of (generic) | | zh|遮}} tsuai2 | zh|徊}} huai2 | these/those; this/that | | zh|种个}} / {{lang|zh-Hant|種個}} tsiɔŋ3-2 e2 | zh|响个}} / {{lang|zh-Hant|響個}} hiɔŋ3-2 e2 | this/that kind of |
Comparison with other varieties of HokkienCompared with the Quanzhou dialect (spoken in the central urban area of Quanzhou city), the greatest differences are present in the rimes:{{sfn|Zhou|2006|pp=1138–1139}}{{sfn|Hui'an County Local Chronicles Editorial Board|1998}} | Hui'an | Quanzhou | Example | | Hui'an | Quanzhou |
|---|
| {{IPA|/em/}} | {{IPA|/iam/}} | {{lang|zh|粘}} | | /lem˨˦/}} | /liam˨˦/}} | | {{IPA|/im/}} | {{lang|zh|林}} | | /lem˨˦/}} | /lim˨˦/}} | | {{IPA|/ep/}} | {{IPA|/iap/}} | {{lang|zh|接}} | | /tsep˥/}} | /tsiap˥/}} | | {{IPA|/ip/}} | {{lang|zh-Hans|执}} / {{lang|zh-Hant|執}} | | /tsep˥/}} | /tsip˥/}} | | {{IPA|/en/}} | {{IPA|/ian/}} | {{lang|zh-Hans|烟}} / {{lang|zh-Hant|煙}} | | /en˧/}} | /ian˧/}} | | {{IPA|/in/}} | {{lang|zh|因}} | | /en˧/}} | /in˧/}} | | {{IPA|/et/}} | {{IPA|/iat/}} | {{lang|zh|浙}} | | /tset˥/}} | /tsiat˥/}} | | {{IPA|/it/}} | {{lang|zh-Hans|质}} / {{lang|zh-Hant|質}} | | /tset˥/}} | /tsit˥/}} | | {{IPA|/eŋ/}} | {{IPA|/iŋ/}} | {{lang|zh|兵}} | | /peŋ˧/}} | /piŋ˧/}} | | {{IPA|/ən/}} | {{IPA|/un/}} | {{lang|zh-Hans|银}} / {{lang|zh-Hant|銀}} | | /gən˨˦/}} | /gun˨˦/}} | | {{IPA|/ət/}} | {{IPA|/ut/}} | {{lang|zh|核}} | | /hət˨˧/}} | /hut˨˦/}} |
Notes1. ^[https://wk.baidu.com/view/80b5cc1fb307e87101f696ea?pcf=2]
References- {{cite conference |title=Relative Clauses in Hui'an Dialect |given=Weirong |surname=Chen |booktitle=Proceedings of the 20th North American Conference on Chinese Linguistics (NACCL-20) |editor-given1=Marjorie K.M. |editor-surname1=Chan |editor-given2=Hana |editor-surname2=Kang |location=Columbus, Ohio |publisher=The Ohio State University |year=2008 |pages=567–582 |url=https://naccl.osu.edu/sites/naccl.osu.edu/files/34_chen-w.pdf |ref=harv }}
- {{cite thesis |type=PhD |given=Weirong |surname=Chen |year=2011 |title=The Southern Min Dialect of Hui’an: Morphosyntax and Grammaticalization |publisher=University of Hong Kong |doi=10.5353/th_b4642142 |ref=harv }}
- {{cite book|editor=Hui'an County Local Chronicles Editorial Board|script-title=zh:惠安县志|date=1998|publisher=China Local Records Publishing|location=Beijing|isbn=7-80122-352-7|language=Chinese|volume=Volume 35: {{lang|zh|方言}}|url=http://www.fjsq.gov.cn/frmBokkList.aspx?key=73DB886681724C6C8C9669E90B8E3AA0|ref=harv}}
- {{cite book|editor1-last=Zhou|editor1-first=Changji|editor1-link=:zh:周长楫|script-title=zh:闽南方言大词典|date=2006|publisher=Fujian People's Publishing House|location=Fuzhou|isbn=7-211-03896-9|language=Chinese|ref=harv}}
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