Wenzhou dialect

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Wenzhou dialect (Traditional Chinese: 溫州話; Simplified Chinese: 溫州话; pinyin: wēnzhōuhuà) is a dialect of the Wu language family, which in turn constitutes one of the Sinitic language families. It is spoken in Wenzhou in the Zhejiang province.

Contents 1 Classification 2 Geographic distribution 2.1 Dialects 3 Phonetics and phonology 3.1 Consonants 3.2 Vowels 3.2.1 Monophthongs 3.2.2 Diphthongs 3.2.3 Triphthongs 3.3 Syllable structure 3.3.1 Onsets 3.3.2 Rimes 3.4 Tones 3.4.1 Citation tones 3.4.2 Tone sandhi 4 Grammar 4.1 Morphology 4.2 Syntax 5 Vocabulary 6 History 7 Examples 8 See also 9 References

[edit] Classification

[edit] Geographic distribution

[edit] Dialects

[edit] Phonetics and phonology

[edit] Consonants

Consonants of Wenzhou dialect

		bilabial	labio-dental	alveolar	alveolo-palatal	palatal	velar	glottal
nasal		m		n	ɲ		ŋ
plosives	voiced	b		d			g
	voiceless unaspirated	p		t			k
	voiceless aspirated	pʰ		tʰ			kʰ
fricatives	voiced		v	z				ɦ
	voiceless		f	s	ɕ			h
affricates	voiced			dz	dʑ
	voiceless unaspirated			ts	tɕ
	voiceless aspirated			tsʰ	tɕʰ
approximants						j
lateral approximants				l

[edit] Vowels

[edit] Monophthongs

[edit] Diphthongs

[edit] Triphthongs

[edit] Syllable structure

[edit] Onsets

[edit] Rimes

[edit] Tones

[edit] Citation tones

Tone chart of Wenzhou dialect

Tone number	Tone name	Tone contour
1	yin ping (陰平)	44
2	yang ping (陽平)	31
3	yin shang (陰上)	45
4	yang shang (陽上)	34
5	yin qu (陰去)	42
6	yang qu (陽去)	22
7	yin ru (陰入)	323
8	yang ru (陽入)	212

[edit] Tone sandhi

[edit] Grammar

[edit] Morphology

[edit] Syntax

[edit] Vocabulary

[edit] History

[edit] Examples

[edit] See also

• List of Chinese dialects
• Wu (linguistics)
• Suzhou dialect
• Shanghai dialect
• Hangzhou dialect

[edit] References

• Qián,nǎiróng (1992). Dāngdài Wúyǔ yánjiū. (Contemporary Wu linguistics studies). Shànghǎi: shànghǎi jiāoyù chūbǎnshè. (錢乃榮. 1992. 當代吳語研究. 上海敎育出版社) ISBN 7532023559

[edit] Chinese: spoken varieties
Traditional categories:	Mandarin | Wu | Cantonese | Min | Hakka | Xiang | Gan
Other:	Jin | Hui | Ping
Unclassified:	Danzhouhua | Shaozhou Tuhua
Note: The above is only one classification scheme among many. The categories in italics are not universally acknowledged to be independent categories.
Subcategories of Mandarin:	Northeastern | Beijing | Ji-Lu | Jiao-Liao | Zhongyuan | Lan-Yin | Southwestern | Jianghuai | Dungan
Subcategories of Min:	Min Bei | Min Nan
	Min Dong | Min Zhong | Hainanese | Puxian | | Shaojiang
Comprehensive list of Chinese dialects
Official spoken varieties:	Standard Mandarin | Standard Cantonese
Historical phonology:	Old Chinese | Middle Chinese | Proto-Min | Proto-Mandarin | Haner
Chinese: written varieties
Official written varieties:	Classical Chinese | Vernacular Chinese
Other varieties:	Written Vernacular Cantonese