Quanzhou dialect

Quanzhou dialect
泉州話 / Chôan-chiu-oē
Native to	People's Republic of China, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Burma, Thailand, Philippines, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau.
Region	Southern Fujian province
Native speakers	over 7 million (date missing)
Language family	Sino-Tibetan Sinitic Min Coastal Min Southern Min Hokkien Quanzhou dialect
Language codes
ISO 639-3	–
Glottolog	None
Quanzhou dialect

Quanzhou dialect (Chinese: 泉州話; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chôan-chiu-oē) also known as Chinchew dialect or Choanchew dialect, is a Hokkien dialect that originally comes from Southern Fujian (in southeast China), in the area centered on the city of Quanzhou. The Quanzhou dialect has an intelligibility of over 90% with other dialects of Hokkien such as Amoy and Zhangzhou. For this reason, the Quanzhou dialect is often simply called Hokkien or Min Nan.

External links

• Quanzhou dialect entry in Baidu Baike (Chinese)