Jinan dialect (simplified Chinese: 济南话; traditional Chinese: 濟南話; pinyin: jǐnánhuà) is Mandarin Chinese dialect spoken in Jinan in Shandong province.
Phonetics and Phonology
Consonants
Tones
Tone chart of the Jinan dialect
Tone number |
Tone name |
Tone contour |
Description |
1 |
yin ping (陰平) |
˨˩˧ (213) |
dipping |
2 |
yang ping (陽平) |
˥ (5) |
high |
3 |
shang sheng (上聲) |
˨˦ (24) |
rising |
4 |
qu sheng (去聲) |
˨˩ (21) |
low |
See also
References
- Běijīng dàxué zhōngguóyǔyánwénxuéxì yǔyánxué jiàoyánshì. (1989) Hànyǔ fāngyīn zìhuì. Běijīng: Wénzìgǎigé chūbǎnshè.(北京大學中國語言文學系語言學教研室. 1989. 漢語方音字匯. 北京: 文字改革出版社)
- Norman, Jerry. [1988] (2002). Chinese. Cambridge, England: CUP ISBN 0-521-29653-6
- Yuán, jiāhuá (1989). Hànyǔ fāngyán gàiyào (An introduction to Chinese dialects). Beijing, China: Wénzì gǎigé chūbǎnshè. (袁家驊. 1989. 漢語方言概要. 北京:文字改革出版社.)
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