Gutian dialect


The Gutian dialect is a dialect of Eastern Min spoken in Gutian, Ningde in northeastern Fujian province, China.

Phonology

The Gutian dialect has 15 initials, 52 rimes and 7 tones.

Initial assimilation

The two-syllable initial assimilation rules are shown in the table below:
The Coda of the Former SyllableThe Initial Assimilation of the Latter Syllable
Null coda or
  • and change to ;
  • and change to ;
  • , and the null initial change to ;
  • and change to ;
  • and remain unchanged.
    • All initials remain unchanged.

    Tone sandhi

    The two-syllable tonal sandhi rules are shown in the table below :
    dark level
    55    		light level
    33    		rising
    42    		dark departing
    21    		light departing
    324    		dark entering
    2    		light entering
    5
    dark level
    55    		21+5521+3321+4224+2124+54424+221+5
    light level
    33    		21+4221+2121+32421+2
    rising
    42    		21+5521+2421+4224+2124+54424+221+5
    dark departing
    21    		33+5533+54433+5324+2155+3355+233+5
    light departing
    324    		55+55544+33544+4242+21544+2142+255+5
    dark entering
    2    		33+5533+5533+5355+2155+3355+255+5
    light entering
    5    		33+5521+3321+4221+2121+32421+233+5