The Xiapu dialect (; Bàng-uâ-cê: Hà-puō-uâ) is a dialect of Eastern Min Chinese spoken in Xiapu, Ningde in northeastern Fujian province of China.
Phonology The Xiapu dialect has 15 initials, 43 rimes and 7 tones.
Initials BilabialDentalAlveolarVelarGlottalNasal 蒙 日 語StopAspirated 波 他 氣 Tenuis 邊 低 求 鶯Fricative () 時 () 喜AffricateAspirated 出 Tenuis 曾 Lateral 柳
Rimes , , , , , ,
Tones + No.1234567Tone namedark level陰平light level陽平rising上聲dark departing陰去light departing陽去dark entering陰入light entering陽入Tone contour (44) (22) (42) (35) (212) (5) (2)
Initial assimilation The two-syllable initial assimilation rules are shown in the table below:
The Coda of the Former Syllable The Initial Assimilation of the Latter SyllableNull coda or , change to ; , , change to ; change to the null initial; and change to ; , , , , , and the null initial remain unchanged. and change to ; , , change to ; , , and the null initial change to ; and change to ; , and , remain unchanged. All initials remain unchanged.
Tone sandhi The two-syllable tonal sandhi rules are shown in the table below: the second syllable the first syllable dark level44 light level22 rising42 dark departing35 light departing212 dark entering5 light entering2 dark departing35 55 51 dark entering5 rising42 51 5 dark level44 44 light departing212 light entering2 light level22 22
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