Jinan dialect (simplified Chinese: 济南话; traditional Chinese: 濟南話; pinyin: jǐnánhuà) is a dialect of the Mandarin language family, which in turn constitutes one of the Sinitic language families. It is 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) |
˦˨ (42) |
falling |
| 3 |
shang sheng (上聲) |
˥ (55) |
high |
| 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 0521296536
- 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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