| Sanming | |
|---|---|
| 三明事 | |
| Pronunciation | [sɔ̃˥˥˧mã˦˩ʃia˧] |
| Native to | SouthernChina |
| Region | Sanming,Fujian |
Early forms | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
| Glottolog | None |
| Linguasphere | 79-AAA-hbb |
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TheSanming dialect (Central Min: 三明事,Mandarin Chinese: 三明話) is a dialect ofCentral Min spoken in urban areas ofSanming, aprefecture-level city in WesternFujian Province,China.
The Sanming dialect has 18 initials, 37 rimes and 6 tones.
| Bilabial | Alveolar | Postalveolar | Velar | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n | ŋ | ||
| Stop | Tenuis | p | t | k | |
| Aspirated | pʰ | tʰ | kʰ | ||
| Affricate | Tenuis | ts | tʃ | ||
| Aspirated | tsʰ | tʃʰ | |||
| Fricative | s | ʃ | x | ||
| Glide | l | ||||
| Open syllable | Nasal coda | Nasal vowel coda | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open mouth | ɹ̩ɛɒaɯø | aɯ au | am aiŋm̩ | ã ɔ̃ |
| Even mouth | i iɛ iɒ ia iɯ | iau | iamiaiŋ | iã iɔ̃ ɛ̃ |
| Closed mouth | u uɛ uio | ŋ̍ | uã | |
| Round mouth | y yi yɛ yo | yaiŋ | yã yɛ̃ | |
| No. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tone name | dark level 陰平 | light level 陽平 | dark rising 陰上 | light rising 陽上 | departing 去聲 | entering 入聲 |
| Tone contour | ˥˥˧ 553 | ˦˩ 41 | ˨˩ 21 | ˨˩˧ 213 | ˧ 33 | ˩˨ 12 |
The entering tones in the Sanming dialect do not have any entering tone coda (入聲韻尾) such as/-ʔ/,/-p̚/,/-t̚/ and/-k̚/. This feature is quite different from many other Chinese dialects.