Southern Min

Summary

Southern Min is a natural language^[1]. It draws 1,945 Wikipedia views per month (natural_language category, ranking #128 of 734).^[2]

Key Facts

• Southern Min is in the country of Brunei^[3].
• Southern Min is in the country of Cambodia^[4].
• Southern Min is in the country of People's Republic of China^[5].
• Southern Min is in the country of Taiwan^[6].
• Southern Min is in the country of Singapore^[7].
• Southern Min is in the country of Philippines^[8].
• Southern Min's instance of is recorded as natural language^[9].
• Southern Min's instance of is recorded as modern language^[10].
• Southern Min is a type of Coastal Min^[11].
• Southern Min's writing system is recorded as Pe̍h-ōe-jī^[12].
• Southern Min's writing system is recorded as Chinese characters^[13].
• Southern Min's writing system is recorded as Taiwanese Taigi Romanization System^[14].
• Southern Min's Commons category is recorded as Southern Min language^[15].
• Southern Min's Wikimedia language code is recorded as zh-min-nan^[16].
• Southern Min's Wikimedia language code is recorded as nan^[17].
• Southern Min comprises Hokkien^[18].
• Southern Min comprises Chaoshan^[19].
• Southern Min comprises Datian Min^[20].
• Southern Min comprises Zhenan Min^[21].
• Southern Min comprises Zhongshan Min^[22].
• Southern Min's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 25, 'lon': 118}^[23].
• Southern Min's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Southern Min^[24].
• Southern Min's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+50100000'}^[25].
• Southern Min's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+47000000'}^[26].
• Southern Min's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+48339200'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include natural language^[9] and modern language^[10]. Southern Min is a type of Coastal Min^[11].

Use and Application

Components include Hokkien^[18], a supradialect^[28]; Chaoshan^[19], a language^[29]; Datian Min^[20], a dialect^[30]; Zhenan Min^[21], a dialect^[31], in People's Republic of China^[32]; and Zhongshan Min^[22], a dialect^[33].

Why It Matters

Southern Min draws 1,945 Wikipedia views per month (natural_language category, ranking #128 of 734).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] It is known by 92 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]