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TheHoulu dialect (simplified Chinese:后路话;traditional Chinese:後路話;pinyin:Hòulùhuà) is a dialect ofDatian Min, which is often classified as a part of theSouthern Min group of varieties ofChinese. It is spoken in northwesternDatian County, southwesternYouxi County, and several townships inYong'an City andSha County in the center ofFujian Province.^[1] In Youxi County, it is known as theXinqiao dialect (新桥话;新橋話;Xīnqiáohuà).^[1]It mixes several Min languages nearby such as Northern Min, Central Min, Eastern Min, and Hokkien.^{[citation needed]} The main area where Houlu is spoken is northernDatian including Guangping, Jianshe, Qitao, Wenjiang, and Meishan, covering 22.45% of the population of Datian.^[5] The variety spoken in Guangping can be regarded as the representative.^[1] Although Houlu includes some features of Min Zhong and other Min languages, it is still not mutually intelligible with other Min Nan dialects.^{[clarification needed]}

In the Houlu dialect, there are 18 initials (not including the null initial), 41 rimes and 7 tones.^[6]

• Datian County Local Chronicles Editorial Board, ed. (1996).Datian Xianzhi大田县志 [Datian Annals] (in Chinese). Vol. 33:方言. Beijing: Zhonghua Book Company.ISBN 7-101-01536-0.
• Sanming City Local Chronicles Editorial Board, ed. (2002).Sanming Shizhi三明市志 [Sanming Annals] (in Chinese). Vol. 53:方言. Beijing: Fangzhi Chubanshe.ISBN 7-80122-619-4.

• Southern Min

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