Tones in Min Dialects

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Tones in Min Dialects
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Compiled by James Campbell

The tone data presented here are standard and based on the Ancient Chinese Tonal System. Since data was collected from multiple sources, all occurrences of data have been included. Although this inflates the list, the researcher can readily determine how many publications agree with each other. You may also notice some researchers have published the same contours, but just a pitch higher or lower than their fellow researchers.

The tables on this page are organized by linguistic taxonomy, to the best of my knowledge. Click a language branch in the box below to jump to that part of the list.

A tutorial is provided here for interpreting these tables.

There are currently 69 Min dialects listed on this page.

Please send comments, additions, erratae, or corrigendae to James .

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Data Sources

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?? M?nd?ng	?? Y?nP�ng 1A	?? Y�ngP�ng 1B	?? Y?nSh?ng 2A	?? Y�ngSh?ng 2B	?? Y?nQ� 3A	?? Y�ngQ� 3B	?? Y?nR� 4A	?? Y�ngR� 4B
?? F�zh?u	44	52	31	(??→3B)	213	242	23	4
?? F�zh?u	44	52	31	(??→3B)	213	242	23	4
?? F�zh?u	44	52	31	(??→3B)	213	242	23	5
?? F�zh?u	55	52	33	(??→3B)	112	242	24	45
?? F�zh?u	44	52	31	(??→3B)	213	242	23	15
?? F�?n	33	22	35			31	53	21
?? F�q?ng	53	55	33		21	41	2	5
?? F�q?ng	53	55	33		21	41	2	5
?? F�q?ng	53	55	33	?2A ?3B	21	41	?2 ?21	?5 / 2 ?53
?? G?ti�n	544	44	42		21	213	2	5
?? G?ti�n	544	44	42		21	213	2	5
?? N�ngd�	44	22	41		34	31	23	5
?? N�ngd�	44	22	41		34	31	23	15
?? N�ngd� (??1999.283)	44	11	42		35	52	4	5
?? Zh?un�ng	44	21	43		35	213	5	2
?? Zh?un�ng	44	21	43		35	213	5	2
?? F�d?ng	34	212	55		41	22	4	24
?? F�d?ng	34	212	55		41	22	4	24

?? M?nb?i	?? Y?nP�ng 1A	?? Y�ngP�ng 1B	?? Y?nSh?ng 2A	?? Y�ngSh?ng 2B	?? Y?nQ� 3A	?? Y�ngQ� 3B	?? Y?nR� 4A	?? Y�ngR� 4B
?? Ji�n?u	54		21		33	44	24	41
?? Ji�n?u		54	21	22	44	35	42
?? Ji�n?u	54	2A	21		33	44	24	42
?? Ji�ny�ng	53	?44 ?31	21		33	42	214	5
?? Ji�ny�ng	53	33	21	32	32	43	35	43
?? Ji�ny�ng	53	?334 ?41	21	3A	332	43	214	4
?? S?ngx?	51	?44 ?21	213		33	55	24	41
?? S?ngx?	51	?44 ?21	213	3B 4B	332	4A 45	24	3B 4A 42
?? Sh�nch?ng	11	53	31	55	33		13	5
?? Sh�nch?ng	44	11	31	2 3B	35	52	1A	5 3A
?? P?sh�ng	212	24	51	55	31		?5 ?53	?4 ?33
?? Sh�ow?	21	22	55		213	35	53
?? Sh�ow?	21	33	55		213	35	53	4A 3B
?? Xi�y�ng	21	31	44	3A	242	51	24	1A
?? Zh�ngh�	51	?33 ?21	212	3A 3B	42	3A 55	24	4A 3B
?? Y�ngd?n	53	?3A ?41	21	1A 3B	33	45	24	5
?? Sh�p�	51	?3A ?31	21	1A 3B 3A	33	45 4B	213	32
?? Ch�ng?n	51	?33 ?3A	21	3A	22	55	35	5
?? Gu?ngz�	21	334	55	43	214	2A	41	5
?? T�in�ng	21	331	353	2A 3B	51	24	2A	3A
?? Ji�nn�ng	34	213	55	2A 3B	21	45	2	5 1B
?? Ji?ngl�	55	22	51	2A 3B	324	231	21 2A	5
?? M�ngx?	22	21	31	2A 3B	213	55	5 2A	3B 4A
?? N�np?	35	213	44	54 3B	312	21	32
?? Zh?ngx�n	35	213	44	2A 3	21	31	5	3
?? P�nt�ng	35	213	33	5 3A 2A	1B	31	43
?? Ji?nji?ng	44	11	5	35 2A	22	42	212	2B
?? N�np�ng	33	21	213		35		32

?? P�xi?n	?? Y?nP�ng 1A	?? Y�ngP�ng 1B	?? Y?nSh?ng 2A	?? Y�ngSh?ng 2B	?? Y?nQ� 3A	?? Y�ngQ� 3B	?? Y?nR� 4A	?? Y�ngR� 4B
?? P�ti?n	533	13	453		42	11	?21 ?11	?4 ?35
?? P�ti?n	533	13	453		42	11	?21 ?11	?4 ?35
?? Aoy?o	44	24	45		52	31	4	2

?? M?nn�n	?? Y?nP�ng 1A	?? Y�ngP�ng 1B	?? Y?nSh?ng 2A	?? Y�ngSh?ng 2B	?? Y?nQ� 3A	?? Y�ngQ� 3B	?? Y?nR� 4A	?? Y�ngR� 4B
?? Xi�m�n	44	24	53		11	33	42	4
?? Xi�m�n	55	24	51		11	33	32	5
?? Xi�m�n	44	24	53		21	22	32	4
?? Xi�m�n	44	24	53		11	33	32	4
?? Xi�m�n	44	24	53		21	22	32	4
?? Xi�m�n	55	24	53		21	22	32	55
?? Xi�m�n	55	24	51		11	33	32	5
?? Xi�m�n	44	24	53		21	22	32	14
?? Qu�nzh?u	33	24	54	22	31		4	23
?? Qu�nzh?u	33	24	55	22	41		55	24
?? Qu�nzh?u	33	24	54	22	31		4	23
?? Zh?ngzh?u	24	313	53		31	33	42	13
?? Zh?ngzh?u	44	12	53		21	22	32	121
?? Zh?ngzh?u	44	13	53		21	22	32	12
?? Zh?ngzh?u	44	12	53		21	22	32	121
?? T�ib?i	44	24	53		21	33	32	4
?? T�in�n	44	24	53		21	33	32	4
?? L�g?ng	33	24	55	33	31	31	5	35
?? Y�l�n	44	24	53		21	33	2	5
?? J�nji?ng	44	35	55	33	31	33	53	35
?? Ch�ozh?u	33	55	53	35	213	11	2	5
?? Ch�ozh?u	33	55	52	35	12	11	1	5
?? Ch�oy�ng	33	55	53	313	31	11	1	5
?? Ch�oy�ng	33	55	53	313	31	11	1	5
?? Sh�nt�u	33	55	53	35	213	11	2	5
?? Sh�nt�u	33	55	53	35	213	11	2	5
?? Ji?y�ng	44	55	52	13	313	22	31	4
?? Anx? (??1999.73)	44	24	54	21	42		4	24
?? B?nqi�o	33	21	11		35	42	5	3
?? W�nch?ng	33	11	21		11	53	5	3
?? Y?ngch?n	44	24	52		21	22	43	4
?? Y?ngch?n	44	24	53		21	22	32	4
?? Y?ngch?n	44	24	52		21	22	43	4
?? L�ngy�n	45	21	32	52	213	55	?4 ?55	?43 ?52
?? L�ngy�n	45	21	32	52	213	55	?4 ?55	?43 ?52
?? L�ngx?	33	12	55		53	31	24
?? L�ngx?	44	24	53	31	11
??? P�ngn�n Xi�n	45	23	54	32	21	33	?54 ?4	?23 ?1
?? D�ti�n	33	24	53	55	31		3	5
?? D�ti�n	33	24	53	55	31		3	5
?? D�ti�n	33	24	53	55	31		3	5
?? Y?ux?	33	12	55		53	31	24
?? Y?ux?	33	12	55		53	31	24
?? Y?ux?	33	12	55		53	31	24
?? Ch�nggu?n	33	12	55	3B	53	31	24	1A
?? X?y�ng	33	13	44	3B	54	41	3A	34
?? Y�ngzh?ng	24	33	35	3B	52	21	5	34
?? T�ngchu?n	44	13	21	3B	53	41	3A 5	1A 3B
?? Zh?ngxi?n	33	12	213	3B	45	31	3A 5	23 1A
?? X?nqi�o	33	24	54	3B	41	21	3A	1A
?? Ji?mi�n	33	24	55	3B	31	31	2A 5	3
?? H�ul�	33	24	42	55	21		21	33
?? Ch�ngh?i (??1994.129)	33	55	53	35	212	11	2	5

?? M?nx?	?? Y?nP�ng 1A	?? Y�ngP�ng 1B	?? Y?nSh?ng 2A	?? Y�ngSh?ng 2B	?? Y?nQ� 3A	?? Y�ngQ� 3B	?? Y?nR� 4A	?? Y�ngR� 4B
?? Zh?ngp�ng	24	11	31		21	53	5	53
?? Zh?ngp�ng	24	11	31		21	53	?5 ?5	53
?? Y?ngf�	24	11	31		21	53	?5 ?5	53

?? M?nzh?ng	?? Y?nP�ng 1A	?? Y�ngP�ng 1B	?? Y?nSh?ng 2A	?? Y�ngSh?ng 2B	?? Y?nQ� 3A	?? Y�ngQ� 3B	?? Y?nR� 4A	?? Y�ngR� 4B
?? Y?ng?n	41	33	21	5	24		12
?? Y?ng?n	52	33	21	54	24		12
?? Y?ng?n	52	33	21	54	35		12
?? Sh? Xi�n	33	31	21	53	24		212
?? Sh? Xi�n	33	31	21	35	24		212
?? Xi?ny�u	55	24	33		51	21	21	54

?? Qi�ngw�n	?? Y?nP�ng 1A	?? Y�ngP�ng 1B	?? Y?nSh?ng 2A	?? Y�ngSh?ng 2B	?? Y?nQ� 3A	?? Y�ngQ� 3B	?? Y?nR� 4A	?? Y�ngR� 4B
?? H?ik?u	13	22	21		35	33	5	3
?? H?ik?u	13	22	21		35	33	5	3
?? H?ik?u	13	22	21		35	33	5	3
?? H?ik?u ??????	24	21	213		35	33	55? 5	3
?? Ch�ngli� ??????	24	21	21		35	33	5	3
?? L�izh?u	24	11	31	33	21	55	5	1