Chinese, Pu-Xian
A language of China
| Population | 2,520,000 in China (2000). Population total all countries: 2,558,800. |
| Region | East central Fujian Province, Putian and Xianyou counties. Also in Malaysia (Peninsular), Singapore. |
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Southern China |
| Dialects | Putian (Putten, Xinghua, Hinghua, Henghua, Hsinghua), Xianyou (Hsienyu). |
| Classification | Sino-Tibetan, Chinese A member of macrolanguage Chinese [zho] (China). |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L2: 91%. Highly literate in Chinese, and they use that literature. Bible: 1912. |
| Comments | Classified as Han nationality. |
Also spoken in:
Malaysia (Peninsular)
| Language name | Chinese, Pu-Xian |
| Population | 24,700 in Malaysia (2000). |
| Region | Peninsular Malaysia and Sarawak. |
| Dialects | Xinghua (Hsinghua, Hinghua). |
Singapore
| Language name | Chinese, Pu-Xian |
| Population | 14,100 in Singapore (2000). |
| Dialects | Henghua (Hinghua, Xinghua). |
Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:
Academic Publications
LIM, Hermanto; MEAD, David, authors. 2011. "Chinese in Indonesia: A Background Study."
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