The Xiapu dialect (

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: 霞浦話) is a dialect of

Chinese spoken in Xiapu,

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in northeastern

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province of

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Phonology

The Xiapu dialect has 15 initials, 43 rimes and 7 tones.

Initials

Rimes

Tones

Initial assimilation

The two-syllable initial assimilation rules are shown in the table below:

Tone sandhi

The two-syllable tonal sandhi rules are shown in the table below:

Notes

References

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