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The Teochew dialect (Diō-jiu-oē, Chinese:潮州话, Hanyu Pinyin: Cháozhōuhuà, Teochiu or Tiuchiu), is a Chinese language and dialect of Minnan spoken in a region of eastern Guangdong refered to as Chaoshan.
Teochew (Diō-jiu-oē 潮州话)
| | Spoken in: | China, Singapore, Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, and other countries where Teochiu migrants have settled. | | Region of Origin: | in China: eastern Guangdong province including Chaozhou, Shantou, Jieyang, Chaoyang, Puning, Chao'an, Raoping, Huilai, and Shanwei. | | Total speakers: | About 10 million in Chaoshan. Approximately 2-5 million speakers overseas. (49 million for Min_nan as a group) | | Ranking: | 21 (Min-nan as a group) [1] (http://www.davidpbrown.co.uk/help/top-100-languages-by-population.html) | Genetic
classification: | Sino-Tibetan
Chinese
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Min-nan
Teochew |
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