Pu–Xian Min ( Hinghwa Romanized : Pó-sing-gṳ̂ ; traditional Chinese : 莆仙話 ; simplified Chinese : 莆仙话 ; pinyin : Púxiānhuà ), also known as Putian–Xianyou Min , Puxian Min , Pu–Xian Chinese , Xinghua , Henghua , Hinghua or Hinghwa ( Hing-hua̍-gṳ̂ ; traditional Chinese : 興化語 ; simplified Chinese : 兴化语 ; pinyin : Xīnghuàyǔ ), is a Chinese language that forms a branch of Min Chinese . Pu-Xian is a transitional variety of Coastal Min which shares characteristics with both Eastern Min and Southern Min , although it is closer to the latter.
5-661: The native language of Putian people , Pu-Xian is spoken mostly in Fujian province, particularly in Putian city and Xianyou County (after which it is named), parts of Fuzhou , and parts of Quanzhou . It is also widely used as the mother tongue in Wuqiu Township , Kinmen County , Fujian Province, Republic of China (Taiwan). More than 2,000 people in Shacheng, Fuding in northern Fujian also speak Pu-Xian. There are minor differences between
10-615: Is the Romanization system for Pu–Xian Min. It has 23 letters: a a̤ b c ch d e e̤ g h i k l m n ng o o̤ p s t u ṳ. The Romanization only needs five tone marks for seven tones: Putian people The Putian people ( Chinese : 莆田人, pinyin : Pútiánrén ; Puxian Min : 莆仙儂, Hinghwa Romanized : Pó-sing-náng ) are people from Putian , east Fujian , China . They are also known as Xinghua , Henghua , Henghwa or Hinghua people ( Hing-hua̍ ; simplified Chinese : 兴化 ; traditional Chinese : 興化 ; pinyin : Xīnghuà ) after
15-592: The Fuzhou dialect (Eastern Min). Pu-Xian differs from most Southern Min varieties in several ways: Pu-Xian has 15 consonants , including the zero onset , the same as most other Min varieties. Pu-Xian is distinctive for having a lateral fricative [ɬ] instead of the [s] in other Min varieties, similar to Taishanese . Pu-Xian has 53 finals and 6 phonemic tones . Pu–Xian Min has 53 finals (including nasalised finals) 新婦房 ɬiŋ p u p aŋ → ɬiŋ m u β aŋ 青草 tsʰɔŋ tsʰ au → tsʰɔŋ n au Hing-hua̍ báⁿ-uā-ci̍ ( 興化平話字 )
20-601: The Chinese spoken there developed separately from the rest of Southern Min. Due to its proximity with Fuzhou, it absorbed some elements of Eastern Min , such as morphophonemic alternations in initial consonants, but its basic linguistic characteristics, i.e. grammar and most of its lexicon, are based on Southern Min . It also shares denasalization of historical nasal consonants and vocalic nasalization with Southern Min varieties. Pu–Xian Min has been shown to be 62% cognate with Quanzhou dialect (Southern Min) and only 39% cognate with
25-572: The dialects of Putian and Xianyou. Overseas populations of Pu-Xian speakers exist in Malaysia , Indonesia and Singapore . Speakers of Pu-Xian are also known as Henghua , Hinghua, or Xinghua. Before the year 979 AD, the Pu-Xian region was part of Quanzhou county and hence people there spoke a form of Southern Min . In 979 AD, during the Song dynasty , the region was administratively separated from Quanzhou and
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