Puxian Min

Puxian (Simplified Chinese: 莆仙话 ; Traditional Chinese : 莆仙話 ; Hanyu pinyin : Púxiān huà), also known as Xinghua is a subcategory of Min Chinese. Puxian is a word combination of two place names of Putian City (莆田市) and Xianyou County (仙游县). It is spoken mostly in Fujian province particularly in Putian and Xianyou, parts of Fuzhou, and parts of Quanzhou. More than 2000 people in Shacheng, Fuding (福鼎) in northern Fujian also speak Puxian. There are ... more
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