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Are Hokkien and Taiwanese the same?
So-called “Taiwanese” is a kind of Hokkien, which is a kind of Chinese. There are several major dialect families of Chinese: Cantonese, Mandarin, Hokkien, and Wu (including Shanghainese), to name four.
Why is Penang Hokkien so different?
Penang Hokkien is similar, yet different, to other variations of Hokkien in Malaysia. The use of Malay in Penang Hokkien can be traced back to the Peranakan Chinese community in Penang, also known as Baba-Nyonyas, who were the descendants of intermarriage between Chinese migrants and local ethnic groups.
Who speaks Taiwanese Hokkien?
Taiwan
| Taiwanese Hokkien | |
|---|---|
| 臺語 Tâi-gí (-gú) | |
| Pronunciation | show “Tâi-gí / Tâi-gú” |
| Native to | Taiwan |
| Native speakers | 13.5 million (2017) |
Which country speaks Hokkien?
China
| Hokkien | |
|---|---|
| Ethnicity | Hoklo |
| Native speakers | large fraction of 28 million Minnan speakers in mainland China (2018), 13.5 million in Taiwan (2017), 2 million in Malaysia (2000), 1 million in Philippines (2010), 0.5 million in Singapore (2015) |
| Language family | Sino-Tibetan Chinese Min Coastal Min Southern Min Hokkien |
Where is Hokkien spoken in Malaysia?
Penang
This dialect is based on Quanzhou-accented varieties of Min Nan, including the Eng Choon (Yongchun) dialect. It is markedly distinct from Penang Hokkien and Medan Hokkien, which are based on the Zhangzhou dialect….Southern Peninsular Malaysian Hokkien.
| Southern Malaysia Hokkien | |
|---|---|
| Region | Johor, Malacca, Selangor, Singapore, Riau and the Riau Islands |
What is the difference between Minnan and Hokkien?
Many of the Minnan dialects of this region are highly similar to Xiamen dialect (Amoy) and Taiwanese Hokkien with the exception of foreign loanwords. Hokkien is reportedly the native language of up to 80\% of the Chinese people in the Philippines, among which is known locally as Lan-nang or Lán-lâng-oē…
What is the history of Hokkien in Singapore?
Thian Hock Keng is the oldest Hokkien temple in Singapore. 2. Teochew—the second largest Chinese dialect group in Singapore Teochew is a Chinese dialect group originated from the Chaoshan region of eastern Guangdong, China. The origin of Teochews in Singapore: The Teochews arrived from the Chaozhou prefecture of Guangdong province.
Is Hokkien a Chinese language in the Philippines?
Hokkien is reportedly the native language of up to 80\% of the Chinese people in the Philippines, among which is known locally as Lan-nang or Lán-lâng-oē (“Our people’s language”). Hokkien speakers form the largest group of overseas Chinese in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Philippines.
What is the difference between Hokkien and Standard Mandarin?
Hokkien has one of the most diverse phoneme inventories among Chinese varieties, with more consonants than Standard Mandarin and Cantonese. Vowels are more-or-less similar to that of Standard Mandarin. Hokkien varieties retain many pronunciations that are no longer found in other Chinese varieties.