Chinese, Min Nan
Nationality Classification | 汉族 Han |
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Language or Dialect Name (Chinese) | 汉语闽方言闽南话 |
Language or Dialect Name (English) | Chinese, Min Nan |
ISO 639-3 Code | nan |
Language Stock Classification | 汉语(汉语族)Sinitic |
Primary Province or Region | 福建省 Fujian Province |
Location (in China) | Mainland: southern Fujian, Guangdong, southern Hainan, southern Zhejiang, southern Jiangxi provinces; Taiwan Province: Tainan, Penghu Archipelago, cities on the east coast, western plain except for a few Hakka pockets. |
Estimated Speaker Population (in China) | 40,725,000 |
Speaker Population Year of Estimate | 1984 |