Chawan dialect

Chawan dialect
詔安話 (Chiàu-an-ōɛ)
Native toChina
RegionSouthern part of the Zhao'an County
Native speakers
270,000 (2021)
Early forms
Han characters
Language codes
ISO 639-3

Chawan dialect (simplified Chinese: 诏安话; traditional Chinese: 詔安話; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chiàu-an-ōɛ) is a variety of Southern Min spoken in the Chawan (Zhao'an) County in Fujian province, China. It is usually considered a divergent dialect of Hokkien exhibiting some Teochew influence.