- Jinan dialect
Jinan dialect (zh-tsp|t=濟南話|s=济南话|p= jǐnánhuà) is a dialect of the Mandarin language family, which in turn constitutes one of the Sinitic language families. It is spoken in
Jinan in theShandong province.Classification
Geographic distribution
Dialects
Phonetics andPhonology Consonant sVowel sMonophthong sDiphthong sSyllable structure
=Onsets=
=Rimes=
=Tones=Citation tones
Tone Sandhi
Grammar Syntax Vocabulary History
Examples
References
*Běijīng dàxué zhōngguóyǔyánwénxuéxì yǔyánxué jiàoyánshì. (1989) H"ànyǔ fāngyīn zìhuì". Běijīng: Wénzìgǎigé chūbǎnshè.(北京大學中國語言文學系語言學教研室. 1989. 漢語方音字匯. 北京: 文字改革出版社)
*Norman, Jerry. [1988] (2002). "Chinese". Cambridge, England: CUP ISBN 0521296536
*Yuán, jiāhuá (1989). "Hànyǔ fāngyán gàiyào" (An introduction to Chinese dialects). Beijing, China: Wénzì gǎigé chūbǎnshè. (袁家驊. 1989. 漢語方言概要. 北京:文字改革出版社.)ee also
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Mandarin Chinese
*List of Chinese dialects External links
* [http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=cmn Ethnologue report for Mandarin]
* [http://www.chiculture.net/0604/html/c06/0604c06.html Cantonese and other dialects] (in Chinese)
* [http://www.glossika.com/en/dict/classification/mandarin/jilu/index.php Classification of Jilu Dialects from Glossika]
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