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Central Min Min Zhong
闽中话Spoken in Southern China, United States (mainly California) Region eastern Fujian; Fuzhou; Yong'an, Sanming Native speakers 3.5 million (1984)
(no recent data available)Language family Sino-Tibetan- Chinese
- Min
- Inland Min
- Central Min
- Inland Min
- Min
Language codes ISO 639-3 czo The Central Min language, or Min Zhong (simplified Chinese: 闽中; traditional Chinese: 閩中; pinyin: Mǐnzhōng) is a member of the Min subcategory of Chinese languages. It is spoken around Yong'an, Sanming and Sha located in the central mountain areas of Fujian. The total population of approximately 3,500,000 native speakers, is the fourth most common variety of the Min branch of Chinese languages.
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