The Shaowu dialect is a dialect of Shao-Jiang Min Chinese spoken in Shaowu, Nanping in northwestern Fujian province of China. It combines elements from Northern Min and Gan Chinese.

Phonology The Shaowu dialect has 20 initials, 46 rimes and 6 tones.

Initials , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Rimes , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Tones No.123456Tone namedark level陰平light level陽平rising上聲dark departing陰去light departing陽去entering入聲Tone contour (21) (22) (55) (213) (35) (53)

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