Luoyang dialect

Luoyang dialect
洛陽話
Native to China
Region Luoyang, Henan
Language codes
ISO 639-3
Glottolog None

The Luoyang dialect is a dialect of Zhongyuan Mandarin spoken in Luoyang and nearby parts of Henan province.[1] Although it served as the prestige dialect of Chinese from the Warring States period into the Ming Dynasty, it differs greatly from modern Standard Mandarin, which is based instead on the Beijing dialect.[2]

Phonology

Initials

  Bilabial Labio-
dental
Alveolar Retroflex Alveolo-
palatal
Velar
Nasal m   n      
Plosive p     t       k  
Affricate     ts  tsʰ   tʂʰ   tɕʰ  
Fricative   f  v s ʂ  ʐ ɕ x  ɣ
Lateral     l      
w Labio-velar approximant
ɥ Labio-palatal approximant
j Palatal approximant

Features

Notes

Citations

  1. Kurparska 2010, p. 165.
  2. Pulleyblank 1983, pp. 2-3; Kaske 2008, p. 44; Dong 2014, p. 45.

References

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