|
The Teochew variety (, Chaozhou dialect: (unicode:Diê⁵suan³ uê⁷); Shantou dialect: (unicode:Dio⁵ziu¹ uê⁷)) of Southern Min is a variety of Chinese spoken in the Chaoshan region of eastern Guangdong and by the Teochew diaspora around the world. Teochew is sometimes spelled Chiuchow in English.〔''(baike.baidu.com/view/39085.htm. Accessed 2015-06-01 )''〕 Teochew preserves many Old Chinese pronunciations and vocabulary that have been lost in some of the other modern varieties of Chinese. As such, many linguists consider Teochew one of the most conservative Chinese dialects. ==Classification== Teochew is a member of the Southern Min or Min Nan dialect group, which in turn constitutes a part of Min Chinese, one of the seven major dialect groups of Chinese. As with other varieties of Chinese, it is not very mutually intelligible with other dialect groups of China but is mutually intelligible with some other Southern dialects, such as those of Zhangzhou and Quanzhou. Even within the Teochew varieties, there is substantial variation in phonology between different regions of Chaoshan and between different Teochew communities overseas. The Chaozhou dialect in China be roughly divided into three sub-groups defined by physically proximate areas: # Chaozhou sub-group (潮州片): including Chaozhou, Shantou, Jieyang, Chenghai, Nan'ao County and Raoping; # Chaopu sub-group (潮普片): including Chaoyang, Puning and Huilai; # Hailufeng sub-group (海陆丰片): including Shanwei, Lufeng and Haifeng 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Teochew dialect」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|