晋语(忻州方言)

Jin Chinese (Xinzhou)

Sino-Tibetan (Sinitic, Jin — 五台片)

FamilySino-Tibetan (Sinitic, Jin — 五台片) Speakers(provisional) RegionChina (Shanxi — Xinzhou 忻州) RomanizationModified Pinyinistic System (Xinzhou Jin variant) / IPA with Chao tone numbers ReadingJin Chinese (Xinzhou)

Jin Chinese, Xinzhou (五台片忻州), Sino-Tibetan (Sinitic). Baseline dialect is cjy (Jin general); phonological adjustments for Xinzhou reflect: (1) 4-tone system (tone 1 = high level ˩˩, tone 2 = low rising ˨˩, tone 3 = high rising ˥˧, tone 4 = high falling ˦˥) plus single entering tone glottal stop ʔ di [Provisional — 中国语言地图集 subgroup point; readings derived from sibling + dialect profile, pending verification.]

Where it is spoken

Han character readings in Jin Chinese (Xinzhou)

Character Meaning Reading Form IPA
one yih⁴ /i˦˥ʔ/
two er⁴ /ɚ˦˥/
three sɑ̃¹ /sæ̃˩˩/
four seh⁴ /səʔ˦˥/
five u⁴ /u˥˧/
six lueh⁴ /luəʔ˦˥/
seven tshyeh⁴ /tɕʰiəʔ˦˥/
eight pah⁴ /paʔ˦˥/
nine jio⁴ /tɕiəu˥˧/
ten seh⁴ /səʔ˦˥/
sun zeh⁴ /zəʔ˦˥/
moon yueh⁴ /yəʔ˦˥/
mountain sɑ̃¹ /sæ̃˩˩/
water shui⁴ /suei˥˧/
fire xue⁴ /xuə˦˥/
tree mueh⁴ /muəʔ˦˥/
soil thu⁴ /tʰu˥˧/
sky thin¹ /tʰiə̃˩˩/
ground ti⁴ /ti˦˥/
sea hai⁴ /hai˥˧/
dragon lung¹ /luəŋ˩˩/
tiger xu⁴ /xu˦˥/
dog tshye⁴ /tɕʰye˥˧/
horse ma⁴ /ma˥˧/
bird niao⁴ /niau˥˧/
fish /y˩˩/
ox nio¹ /niəu˩˩/
sheep iɑ̃¹ /iɑ̃˩˩/
cat mau¹ /mau˩˩/
person zen¹ /zəŋ˩˩/
hand sou⁴ /səu˥˧/
foot tsueh² /tsuəʔ˨˩/
eye meh⁴ /məʔ˦˥/
ear er⁴ /ɚ˥˧/
mouth khou⁴ /kʰəu˥˧/
head thu¹ /tʰəu˩˩/
heart shin¹ /ɕiəŋ˩˩/
blood xyueh² /ɕyəʔ˨˩/
meat zeh⁴ /zəʔ˦˥/
up shɒ̃⁴ /sɒ̃˥˧/
down xia⁴ /ɕia˥˧/
middle tsung¹ /tsuəŋ˩˩/
hit tsung⁴ /tsuəŋ˦˥/
center iɑ̃¹ /iɑ̃˩˩/
left tsue⁴ /tsuə˥˧/
right io⁴ /iəu˦˥/
east tung¹ /tuŋ˩˩/
西 west shi¹ /ɕi˩˩/
south nɑ̃¹ /næ̃˩˩/
north peh² /pəʔ˨˩/
go shin¹ /ɕiŋ˩˩/
row shɒ̃¹ /xɒ̃˩˩/
come lai¹ /lai˩˩/
leave tshyh⁴ /tɕʰy˦˥/
see tsin⁴ /tɕie˦˥/
hear ving¹ /vəŋ˩˩/
eat seh⁴ /səʔ˦˥/
drink iəŋ⁴ /iəŋ˥˧/
run tseu⁴ /tsəu˥˧/
sit tshuo⁴ /tshuo˥˧/
stand lieh⁴ /liəʔ˦˥/

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Words compared

Compared with related Sino-Tibetan (Sinitic, Jin — 五台片) languages

Meaning Jin Chinese (Xinzhou)Lüliang JinJin (Shanxi)Hefei MandarinChongqing MandarinChengdu MandarinHui Chinese (Wuyuan)
Water /suei⁵³/ /fei˥˧/ /sueɪ˥˧/ /ʂueɪ˨˦/ /suei˦˨/ /suei˥˧/ /ɕy˥˧/
Fire /xuɤ⁵³/ /xuo˥˧/ /xuo˥˧/ /xuo˨˦/ /xo˦˨/ /xo˥˧/ /xu˥˧/
Sun 太阳 /tʰai⁴⁵ iɒ̃¹¹˥/ 日头 /ʐəʔ˥˦tʰəu˩/ 日头 /ʐəʔ˥˦tʰəu˩/ 日头 /ʐəʔ˦tʰəu˥˥/ 太阳 /tʰai˨˩˧.iaŋ˨˩/ 太阳 /tʰai˨˩˧iaŋ˨˩/ /—/
Moon /yəʔ²/ 月亮 /yəʔ˥˦liɔ̃˩/ 月亮 /yəʔ˥˦liɔ̃˩/ 月亮 /yɛʔ˦liaŋ˥˧/ 月亮 /yo˨˩liaŋ˨˩˦/ 月亮 /ye˨˩lia̠ŋ˨˩˧/ 月光 /yo˧˩kuaŋ˧˥/
Star /ɕiŋ˧˩/ /ɕiŋ˩˩/ /ɕiŋ˩/ /ɕiŋ˨˩˨/ /ɕin˥/ /ɕin˦˥/ /ɕiã˧˩/
Mother /ma¹¹/ 妈妈 /ma˩ma/ 妈妈 /ma˩ma/ 妈妈 /ma˨˩˨ma/ /ma˥/ 妈妈 /ma˥ma/ /ma˧˧/
Father /tiɛ̃¹¹/ 爹爹 /tie˩tie/ 爹爹 /tie˩tie/ /tie˨˩˨/ 老汉 /lau˦˨.xan˨˩˧/ 爸爸 /pa˨˩˧pa/ /pa˥˧/
I /ŋɤ˧˩/ /ɣɤ˥˧/ /ɣɤ˥˧/ /uə˨˦/ /ŋo˦˨/ /ŋo˥˧/ /ŋo˧˩/
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Han readings compared

Compared with related Sino-Tibetan (Sinitic, Jin — 五台片) languages

Character Jin Chinese (Xinzhou)Jin Chinese (Changzhi)Jin (Shanxi)Lüliang JinDatong JinHefei MandarinXi'an Mandarin
yih⁴ /i˦˥ʔ/ ieh² /iəʔ˨/ ieh² /iəʔ˨/ ieh² /iəʔ˨/ ieh⁴³ /iəʔ˦˧/ yiq⁴ /iʔ˦/ yiq²¹ /i˨˩/
er⁴ /ɚ˦˥/ er⁴⁵ /ɚ˦˥/ er⁴⁵ /ɚ˦˥/ er⁴⁵ /ɚ˦˥/ er⁴⁵ /ɚ˦˥/ er⁵³ /ɚ˥˧/ er⁴⁴ /ɚ˦˦/
sɑ̃¹ /sæ̃˩˩/ san¹¹ /sæ̃˩˩/ san¹¹ /sæ̃˩˩/ san¹¹ /sæ̃˩˩/ san³¹ /sæ̃˧˩/ san²¹ /sæ̃˨˩/ san²¹ /sã˨˩/
seh⁴ /səʔ˦˥/ si⁴⁵ /sɿ˦˥/ si⁴⁵ /sɿ˦˥/ si⁴⁵ /sɿ˦˥/ si⁴⁵ /sɿ˦˥/ si⁵³ /sɿ˥˧/ si⁴⁴ /sɿ˦˦/
u⁴ /u˥˧/ u⁵³ /u˥˧/ u⁵³ /u˥˧/ u⁵³ /u˥˧/ u⁵³ /u˥˧/ wu²⁴ /u˨˦/ wu⁵³ /u˥˧/
lueh⁴ /luəʔ˦˥/ lueh⁵ /luəʔ˥/ lueh⁵ /luəʔ˥/ lueh⁵ /luəʔ˥/ lueh⁵⁴ /luəʔ˥˦/ luq⁴ /lɤʔ˦/ liuq²¹ /liou˨˩/
tshyeh⁴ /tɕʰiəʔ˦˥/ qhieh² /tɕʰiəʔ˨/ qhieh² /tɕʰiəʔ˨/ qhieh² /tɕʰiəʔ˨/ qhieh⁴³ /tɕʰiəʔ˦˧/ ciq⁴ /tsʰəʔ˦/ qiq²¹ /tɕʰi˨˩/
pah⁴ /paʔ˦˥/ pah² /paʔ˨/ pah² /paʔ˨/ pah² /paʔ˨/ pah⁴³ /paʔ˦˧/ baq⁴ /paʔ˦/ baq²¹ /pa˨˩/
jio⁴ /tɕiəu˥˧/ jieu⁵³ /tɕiəu˥˧/ jieu⁵³ /tɕiəu˥˧/ jieu⁵³ /tɕiəu˥˧/ jieu⁵³ /tɕiəu˥˧/ jiu²⁴ /tɕiɯ˨˦/ jiu⁵³ /tɕiou˥˧/
seh⁴ /səʔ˦˥/ seh⁵ /səʔ˥/ seh⁵ /səʔ˥/ seh⁵ /səʔ˥/ seh⁵⁴ /səʔ˥˦/ siq⁴ /səʔ˦/ siq²⁴ /sɿ˨˦/
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