Chinese, Min Dong

A language of China

Location

Fujian province: Fu’an northeast to Fuzhou; Zhejiang province: border area near Luoyang.

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Brunei

Language NameChinese, Min Dong

User Population

5,500 in Brunei (2019).

Location

Major cities.

Dialects

Foochow.

Language Status

5* (Developing).

Other Comments

Non-indigenous. Buddhist, Christian, Daoist.

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Indonesia

Language NameChinese, Min Dong

User Population

Few speakers.

Location

Bali and Java provinces: scattered throughout.

Alternate Names

Foochow, Hokchiu, Min Dong

Dialects

Xinghua (Hsinghua).

Language Status

8b (Nearly extinct).

Language Use

Elderly only. Shifted to Indonesian [ind].

Other Comments

Non-indigenous.

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Malaysia

Language NameChinese, Min Dong

User Population

252,000 in Malaysia (2004).

Location

Sarawak: mostly Bintangor, Sarikei, and Sibu towns.

Dialects

Foochow (Fuzhou).

Language Status

6b (Threatened).

Language Use

Some young people, all adults. All also use Hakka Chinese [hak].

Other Comments

Non-indigenous.

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Singapore

Language NameChinese, Min Dong

User Population

56,000 in Singapore (2018 J. Leclerc). Ethnic population: 70,800 (2010 census).

Location

Scattered.

Dialects

Fuzhou (Foochow, Fuchow, Guxhou), Hokchia (Fuqing, Hockchew, Hockchia).

Language Status

5* (Developing).

Other Comments

Non-indigenous.

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Thailand

Language NameChinese, Min Dong

Location

Chumphon and Nakhon Si Thammarat provinces: main towns Chandi, Nabon, and Lamae.

Alternate Names

Eastern Min

Dialects

Fuzhou (Foochow, Fuchow).

Language Status

5* (Developing).

Other Comments

Non-indigenous.

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United States

Language NameChinese, Min Dong

User Population

4,080 in United States (2015 census). Identified as Fuchow in census. United States Census figure for all Chinese varieties: 2,900,000 (2015).

Location

New York; Pennsylvania.

Dialects

Fuzhou (Foochow, Fuchow).

Language Status

Unestablished.

Language Use

Some also use English [eng].

Other Comments

Non-indigenous.

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