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Min Nan
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Noun
- Mǐn Nán (Simplified Chinese: 闽南语, Traditional Chinese: 閩南語), also spelt as Minnan or Min-nan in English; native name Bân-lâm-gú. Literally it means "Southern Min", and refers to the local language/dialect of southern Fujian province, China. It is often known simply as Hokkien or Teochew, especially in Southeast Asia. It belongs to the Eastern Min dialect group of the Sinitic branch of the Sino-Tibetan language family. There are 49 million speakers of Min Nan in China, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, and other areas of the world.
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See also
- Wikipedia article on Min Nan
- Min Nan Wikipedia article
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