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The Qingdao dialect is the local dialect of the city of Qingdao and nearby towns, in China's Shandong Province. Often characterized as requiring a "fat tongue", the Qingdao dialect often adds a / θ / (English "th") sound to Mandarin 's / ʂ / ( Pinyin "sh"), / ɕ / (Pinyin "x"), and / s / (Pinyin "s"). It also obliterates many Mandarin tones .
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In 2017, the Rma script, invented by Wei Jiuqiao (魏久乔), was officially finalized and has been accepted by many Qiang people as the first ever official writing system for their language. There is no published information as to whether the script is compatible with both the Northern Qiang language and the Southern Qiang languageor if it is only compa...
Sims (2016) gives the following classification for the "Qiangish" (or "Rma") languages, which include Northern Qiang and Southern Qiang. Individual dialects are highlighted in italics. Qiangish 1. Northern Qiang ('upstream' *nu- innovation group) 1.1. NW Heishui: Luhua芦花镇 1.2. Central Heishui 1.2.1. Qinglang晴朗乡 1.2.2. Zhawo扎窝乡 1.2.3. Ciba慈坝乡 1.2.4....
Sims (2017) reconstructs tones for Proto-Rma (alternatively called Proto-Qiangish), proposing that the lack of tones in Northern Qiang is due to Tibetan influence. High tones and low tones are reconstructed for Proto-Rma, as well as for Proto-Prinmi.
Aug 10, 2023 · The Qingdao dialect is the local dialect of the city of Qingdao and nearby towns, in China's Shandong Province. Contents. See also. References. External links. Often characterized as requiring a "fat tongue", the Qingdao dialect often adds a / θ / (English "th") sound to Mandarin 's / ʂ / ( Pinyin "sh"), / ɕ / (Pinyin "x"), and / s / (Pinyin "s").
The Qingdao dialect is the local dialect of the city of Qingdao and nearby towns, in China's Shandong Province. Often characterized as requiring a "fat tongue", the Qingdao dialect often adds a /θ/ ("th") sound to Mandarin's /ʂ/ ("sh"), /ɕ/ ("x"), and /s/ ("s"). It also obliterates many Mandarin tones.
Jiaoliao or Jiao–Liao Mandarin ( simplified Chinese: 胶辽官话; traditional Chinese: 膠遼官話; pinyin: Jiāo–Liáo Guānhuà ), sometimes referred to as Peninsular Mandarin, is a primary dialect of Mandarin Chinese, spoken on the Jiaodong Peninsula, from Yantai to Qingdao, Ganyu District in northeastern Jiangsu and the Liaodong ...
The Great Dictionary of Modern Chinese Dialects ( Chinese: 現代漢語方言大詞典; pinyin: Xiàndài Hànyǔ fāngyán dà cídiǎn) is a compendium of dictionaries for 42 local varieties of Chinese following a common format. The individual dictionaries cover dialects spread across the dialect groups identified in the Language Atlas of China: [1] [2] [3] Mandarin.
