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Teochew Min

Teochew, also known as Swatow or Teo-Swa after its two best-known dialects, is a Southern Min language spoken by the Teochew people in the Chaoshan region of eastern Guangdong and by their diaspora around the world. It is sometimes referred to as Chiuchow, its Cantonese rendering, due to English romanization by colonial officials and explorers. It is…

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Dialects
Swatow dialect · Teoyeo dialect · Pontianak Teochew
Early forms
Old Chinese[i] Proto-Min · Proto-Min
Ethnicity
Teochew people
Glottolog
chao1238
ISO 639-3
None (mis)
Language family
SiniticChineseMinCoastal MinSouthern MinTeochew · ChineseMinCoastal MinSouthern MinTeochew · MinCoastal MinSouthern MinTeochew · Coastal MinSouthern MinTeochew · Southern MinTeochew

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Teochew Min

Nodes151
Edges150
Triples30
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.013245
Components1

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Teochew Min

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related to Classification · 11
Teochew Min → As, Cantonese, Even, Hokkien, It, Mandarin, Shanghainese, Sinitic, Southern Min, Teochew, The
Language family · 6
Teochew Min → ChineseMinCoastal MinSouthern MinTeochew, Coastal MinSouthern MinTeochew, MinCoastal MinSouthern MinTeochew, SiniticChineseMinCoastal MinSouthern MinTeochew, Southern MinTeochew, Teochew
Dialects · 3
Teochew Min → Pontianak Teochew, Swatow dialect, Teoyeo dialect
Early forms · 2
Teochew Min → Old Chinese[i] Proto-Min, Proto-Min
Ethnicity · 1
Teochew Min → Teochew people
Glottolog · 1
Teochew Min → chao1238
ISO 639-3 · 1
Teochew Min → None (mis)
Linguasphere · 1
Teochew Min → 79-AAA-ji
Native speakers · 1
Teochew Min → About 14 million in Chaoshan (2004) more than 5 million overseas[citation needed]
Native to · 1
Teochew Min → China, overseas communities (particularly in Southeast Asia)

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Important terminology

teochew hokkien dialects chinese southern chaozhou tone min languages used mandarin dialect shantou chaoyang like tones isbn language cantonese jieyang

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Teochew MinDialectsSwatow dialect1.00infobox
Teochew MinDialectsTeoyeo dialect1.00infobox
Teochew MinDialectsPontianak Teochew1.00infobox
Teochew MinEarly formsOld Chinese[i] Proto-Min1.00infobox
Teochew MinEarly formsProto-Min1.00infobox
Teochew MinEthnicityTeochew people1.00infobox
Teochew MinGlottologchao12381.00infobox
Teochew MinISO 639-3None (mis)1.00infobox
Teochew MinLanguage familySiniticChineseMinCoastal MinSouthern MinTeochew1.00infobox
Teochew MinLanguage familyChineseMinCoastal MinSouthern MinTeochew1.00infobox
Teochew MinLanguage familyMinCoastal MinSouthern MinTeochew1.00infobox
Teochew MinLanguage familyCoastal MinSouthern MinTeochew1.00infobox
Teochew MinLanguage familySouthern MinTeochew1.00infobox
Teochew MinLanguage familyTeochew1.00infobox
Teochew MinLinguasphere79-AAA-ji1.00infobox
Teochew MinNative speakersAbout 14 million in Chaoshan (2004) more than 5 million overseas[citation needed]1.00infobox
Teochew MinNative toChina, overseas communities (particularly in Southeast Asia)1.00infobox
Teochew MinRegionEastern Guangdong (Chaoshan)1.00infobox
Teochew MinWriting systemChinese characters Teochew Romanization Peng'im1.00infobox

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