Meaning of Southern Min | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A group of local languages of Min Chinese, which can trace their origins to southern Fujian province, China.
2. Hokkien, including Amoy, Taiwanese Hokkien and other varieties in Southeast Asia.
   broadly
3. the varieties of Hokkien spoken in mainland China, usually as opposed to Taiwanese Taigi spoken in Taiwan
   Taiwan, broadly

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“To truly complete⟳ the journey and discover⟳ the roots of Taiwan’s southern Min majority one would have⟳ to travel⟳ to the P’eng-hu islands (Pescadores) and then still farther west to the shores of southern Fukien and the cities and towns along the province’s east-facing coast, which is where new history of Taiwan begins.”

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