Zhongshan Min

Zhongshan Min
中山閩語
Native to	China, United States (California、Hawaii).
Region	Guangdong Province
Native speakers	150,000 (date missing)
Language family	Sino-Tibetan Chinese Min Zhongshan Min
Language codes
ISO 639-3	–
Glottolog	long1252  (Longdu)
Zhongshan in Guangdong

Zhongshan Min (中山閩語), is a group of Min Chinese varieties spoken in the Zhongshan region of the southern Chinese province of Guangdong. The Zhongshan Min people settled in the region from Fujian Province as early as the Northern Song dynasty period (1023–1031). There are three main dialects:

• Longdu dialect, spoken in Dachong in the west of the prefecture,
• Nanlang dialect, spoken in Nanlang in the east, and
• Sanxiang dialect, spoken in Sanxiang in the south.

According to Nicholas Bodman, the Longdu and Nanlang dialects belong to the Eastern Min group, while the Sanxiang dialect belongs to Southern Min. All three have been heavily influenced by the Shiqi dialect, the local variety of Yue Chinese.

See also

• List of Chinese dialects

External links

• Zhongshan Min (Chinese)