Hokkien
Language variety
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Hokkien is a variety of the Southern Min languages, native to and originating from the Minnan region, in the southeastern part of Fujian in southeastern mainland China. It is also referred to as Quanzhang, from the first characters of the urban... Wikipedia
Early forms: Proto-Sino-Tibetan: Old Chinese > Proto-Min
Ethnicity: Hokkien / Hoklo people
ISO 639-3: for Southern Min (is proposed)
Language family: Sino-Tibetan > Sinitic > Chinese > Min > Coastal Min > Southern Min > Hokkien
Official language in: Taiwan (also a statutory language for public transport announcements in Taiwan)
Writing system: Written Hokkien (Chinese characters); Pe̍h-ōe-jī (Latin letters); Tâi-lô (Latin letters); Taiwanese Phonetic Symbols
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