Hui'an dialect
The Hui'an dialect is a variety of Chinese mostly spoken in Hui'an in South Fujian Province, China. It belongs to the Hokkien subgroup of Southern Min.
Phonology
The Hui'an dialect has 14 phonemic initials and over 80 finals.Grammar
The demonstrative system has five pairs of pronouns with a two-way distinction:| Proximal | Distal | Translation |
| 这 / 這 tsit7 + numerative | 彼 hit7 + numerative | this/that; these/those; this/that kind of |
| 这 / 這 tsat8 | 彼 hat8 | this/that |
| 这 / 這 tse2 | 彼 hə2 | this/that kind of |
| 遮 tsuai2 | 徊 huai2 | these/those; this/that |
| 种个 / 種個 tsiɔŋ3-2 e2 | 响个 / 響個 hiɔŋ3-2 e2 | this/that kind of |