Quzhou dialect
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The Quzhou dialect (衢州話; pronounced Script error: No such module "IPA".Template:Category handlerTemplate:Category handler[<span title="Script error: No such module "string".">missing tone]Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". in the Quzhou dialect) is a dialect of Wu Chinese spoken in Quzhou, China.
Phonology
Initials
Finals
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| Script error: No such module "IPA". | ɑ | e̞ | ɘɪ | ɔ | ɤ | ə | æ | ən | ã | ɒ̃ | oŋ | əʔ | ənʔ | ɐ̞ʔ | liquid | |
| Script error: No such module "IPA". | 試 Template:IPAblink | 家 Template:IPAblink | 菜 Template:IPAblink | 走 Script error: No such module "IPA". | 包 Template:IPAblink | 勾 Template:IPAblink | 南 Template:IPAblink | 三 Template:IPAblink | 本 Script error: No such module "IPA". | 打 Template:IPAblink | 方 Template:IPAblink | 公 Script error: No such module "IPA". | 六 Script error: No such module "IPA". | 脱 Script error: No such module "IPA". | 白 Script error: No such module "IPA". | 爾 Template:IPAblink |
| Script error: No such module "IPA". | 去 Template:IPAblink | 謝 Script error: No such module "IPA". | 變 Script error: No such module "IPA". | 表 Script error: No such module "IPA". | 九 Script error: No such module "IPA". | 金 Script error: No such module "IPA". | 兩 Script error: No such module "IPA". | 旺 Script error: No such module "IPA". | 窘 Script error: No such module "IPA". | 业 Script error: No such module "IPA". | 弱 Script error: No such module "IPA". | 姆 Template:IPAblink | ||||
| Script error: No such module "IPA". | 布 Template:IPAblink | 瓜 Script error: No such module "IPA". | 快 Script error: No such module "IPA". | 會 Script error: No such module "IPA". | 官 Script error: No such module "IPA". | 慣 Script error: No such module "IPA". | 昏 Script error: No such module "IPA". | 昌 Script error: No such module "IPA". | 光 Script error: No such module "IPA". | 國 Script error: No such module "IPA". | 划 Script error: No such module "IPA". | 魚 Template:IPAblink | ||||
| Script error: No such module "IPA". | 雨 Template:IPAblink | 捐 Script error: No such module "IPA". | 運 Script error: No such module "IPA". | 肉 Script error: No such module "IPA". | 水衢 Template:IPAblink | |||||||||||
Tones
The Quzhou dialect is considered to have seven tones. However, since the tone split from Middle Chinese, characters still depend on the voicing of the initial consonant. These constitute just three phonemic tones: ping, shang, and qu. (Ru syllables are phonemically toneless.)
| Number | Tone name | Tone contour | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 陰平 yīn píng | Template:IPAblink (44) | 江天飛空 |
| 2 | 陽平 yáng píng | Template:IPAblink (112) | 來同魚頭 |
| 3 | 陰上 yīn shàng | Template:IPAblink (34) | 懂紙古口 |
| 4 | 陽去 yáng qù | Template:IPAblink (31) | 外地路道 |
| 5 | 陰去 yīn qù | Template:IPAblink (52) | 對去馬你 |
| 6 | 陰入 yīn rù | Template:IPAblink (12) | 六肉白石 |
| 7 | 陽入 yáng rù | Template:IPAblink (5) | 各黑出脫 |
Grammar
Sentence structure
The first example can be compared with Japanese: あなたは私の友達だよ。(anata wa watashi no tomodachi dayo.) Here, 啘 resembles Japanese だよ (dayo).
Lexicon
Pronouns
- 我 Script error: No such module "IPA". 1st person singular
- 你 Script error: No such module "IPA". 2nd person singular
- 渠[ Script error: No such module "IPA". 3rd person singular
- 我達 Script error: No such module "IPA"., 我拉 Script error: No such module "IPA". (我耷) 1st person plural
- 你達 Script error: No such module "IPA"., 你拉 Script error: No such module "IPA"., 爾耷- Script error: No such module "IPA". 2nd person plural
- 渠達 Script error: No such module "IPA"., 渠拉 Script error: No such module "IPA". (渠耷) 3rd person plural
References
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