Min Zhong Chinese
Min Zhong Chinese is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in China.
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Central Min, or Min Zhong (simplified Chinese: 闽中语; traditional Chinese: 閩中語; pinyin: Mǐnzhōngyǔ), is a part of the Min group of varieties of Chinese. It is spoken in the valley of the Sha River in Sanming prefecture in the central mountain areas of Fujian, consisting of Yong'an, the urban area of Sanming (Sanyuan and Meilie districts) and Sha County.
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Words in Min Zhong Chinese
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | na* | |
| name | mioCi* | |
| eye | muci* | |
| ear | naca* | |
| nose | phi* | |
| tooth | No* | |
| tongue | Sia* | |
| hand | Chiau* | |
| blood | Sie* | |
| bone | kui* | |
| skin | phue* | |
| knee | khika* | |
| breast | ni* | |
| liver | kwm* | |
| water | Sii* | |
| fire | hue* | |
| sun | Nithe* | |
| star | siN* | |
| stone | sithe* | |
| mountain | sum* | |
| tree | Chi* | |
| leaf | Ni* | |
| night | mohm* | |
| dog | e* | |
| fish | Ni* | |
| louse | szcz* | |
| one | kuoChio* | |
| two | liamChio* | |
| I | Nuo* | |
| you | Ni* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
- Min Dong ChineseSino-Tibetan28% alike
- Min Bei ChineseSino-Tibetan27% alike
- Leizhou ChineseSino-Tibetan26% alike
- Pu-Xian ChineseSino-Tibetan24% alike
- Hui ChineseSino-Tibetan24% alike
- Xiang ChineseSino-Tibetan23% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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