The Hui'an dialect () is a variety of Chinese mostly spoken in Hui'an in South Fujian Province, China. It belongs to the Hokkien subgroup of Southern Min.
Phonology The Hui'an dialect has 14 phonemic initials and over 80 finals.
Consonants Bilabial Alveolar Velar Glottal Plosive/Affricate / / / Fricative / /
Finals
Grammar The demonstrative system has five pairs of pronouns with a two-way distinction:
Proximal Distal Translation / tsit7 (+ number) + numerative hit7 (+ number) + numerative this/that; these/those; this/that kind of / tsat8 hat8 this/that / tse2 hə2 this/that kind of (generic) tsuai2 huai2 these/those; this/that / tsiɔŋ3-2 e2 / hiɔŋ3-2 e2 this/that kind of
Comparison with other varieties of Hokkien
Compared with the Quanzhou dialect (spoken in the central urban area of Quanzhou city), the greatest differences are present in the rimes:
Hui'an Quanzhou Example Hui'an Quanzhou / / / /
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