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proper noun
- MÇ�n Ní¡n (Simplified Chinese: é�½å��è¯, Traditional Chinese: é�©å��èª�), also spelt as Minnan or Min-nan in English; native name Bí¢n-lí¢m-gíº. It refers to a group of local languages/dialects which can trace their origins to southern w:Fujian, Fujian province, China. The most prominent dialects are w:Amoy (linguistics), Amoy (referred to as w:Taiwanese (linguistics), Taiwanese in Taiwan, and Hokkien in Southeast Asia), w:Teochew (dialect), Teochew, and w:Qiongwen, Qiongwen. It belongs to the w:Min (linguistics), Min dialect group of the Sinitic branch of the Sino-Tibetan language family.
Translations: Etymology: From Mandarin Chinese éå / éå (Mn Nín), "Southern Min" (i.e. south of the w:Minjiang River (Fujian), Min river in w:Fujian, Fujian).
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