Re: Languages in China's Fujian and Taiwan

>>>>> "Dung" == Dung Ping <dungping5@xxxxxxxxx> writes:

Dung> Came back from the restaurant a moment ago. The guy said he
Dung> spoke Fuzhou only, but the girl spoke both Minnan and
Dung> Fuzhou. They talked to each other in Fuzhou.

That already indicates that this guy considers Minnan and Fuzhou to be
two different tongues, doesn't it?


Dung> The guy and I chatted a lot, but the girl was busy around
Dung> with customers. I didn't have chance talking to her.

Did you ask that guy whether he understands Amoyese?

BTW, when you have the change to meet that girl, could you ask her
from where she learnt Fuzhou? My understanding is that Minnan and
Fuzhou are quite different, and should be mutually UNintelligible.



Dung> By the way, the restaurant is just in our mutual global
Dung> village, and is easy to locate. Enjoy great food.

Sorry, what's a "mutual global village"?



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