Southern Min
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Southern Min
Where it comes from
Partial calque of Chinese 閩南 /闽南 (Mǐnnán).
proper noun
- A group of local languages of Min Chinese, which can trace their origins to southern Fujian province, China.
- Hokkien, including Amoy, Taiwanese Hokkien and other varieties in Southeast Asia. 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 histor
- the varieties of Hokkien spoken in mainland China, usually as opposed to Taiwanese Taigi spoken in Taiwan
Similar: Min Nan
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proper noun
Similar: Min Nan
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Talk about this word "Southern Min." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/southern%20min. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. Southern Min. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/southern%20min "Southern Min." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/southern%20min.Cite this
@misc{southern_min_2026,
title = {Southern Min},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/southern%20min},
urldate = {2026-11-07}
}
