Min Nan

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Proper noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.3.2 See also 1.4 External links

[edit] English

Wikipedia

Wikipedia ^zh-min-nan

[edit] Alternative spellings

• Mǐn Nán
• Minnan
• Min-nan

[edit] Etymology

From Mandarin Chinese 閩南 / 闽南 (Mǐn Nán), "Southern Min" (i.e. south of the Min river in Fujian).

[edit] Proper noun

Singular Min Nan

Plural -

Min Nan

1. A group of local languages/dialects which can trace their origins to southern Fujian province, China. The most prominent dialects are Amoy (referred to as Taiwanese in Taiwan, and Hokkien in Southeast Asia), Teochew, and Qiongwen. It belongs to the Min dialect group of the Sinitic branch of the Sino-Tibetan language family.

[edit] Translations

[edit] See also

• Hokkien
• Taiwanese

[edit] External links

• Ethnologue entry for Min Nan, nan