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The Jiangle dialect is a dialect of Shao-Jiang Min Chinese spoken in Jiangle, Sanming in northwestern Fujian province, China. It combines elements from Northern Min and Hakka Chinese.

Jiangle dialect
Native to	Southern China
Region	Jiangle, Sanming, Fujian
Language family	Sino-Tibetan Sinitic Min Shao-Jiang Min Jiangle dialect
Language codes
ISO 639-3	–
Glottolog	jian1242
Linguasphere	79-AAA-lac

Phonology

The Jiangle dialect has 19 initials, 36 rimes and 7 tones.

Initials

p, pʰ, m, f, v, t, tʰ, l, ts, tsʰ, s, tʃ, tʃʰ, ʃ, k, kʰ, ŋ, x, ʔ

Rimes

ɿ, i, u, y, a, ia, ua, o, yo, e, ie, ue, ø, yø, æ, uæ, eu, iu, ui, au, iau, aŋ, iaŋ, uaŋ, ɔŋ, iɔŋ, ɤŋ, iɤŋ, ɛ̃, iɛ̃, uɛ̃, yø̃, ĩ, uĩ, ỹ, ŋ̍

Tones

No.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Tone name	dark level 陰平	light level 陽平	rising 上聲	dark departing 陰去	light departing 陽去	dark entering 陰入	light entering 陽入
Tone contour	˥ (55)	˨ (22)	˥˩ (51)	˧˨˦ (324)	˨˧˩ (231)	˨˩ (21)	˥ (5)

References

• Compilation Commission of Chorography of Jiangle County 将乐县地方志编纂委员会 (1998). Jiang le xian zhi 将乐县志 ["Chorography of Jiangle County"]. Vol. 35. Beijing: Fangzhi chubanshe 方志出版社 ["Chorography Press"]. ISBN 7-80122-338-1.

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