Fukienese

American

[foo-kye-neez, -nees] / ˈfu kyɛˈniz, -ˈnis /

Also Fujianese

noun

a group of Chinese dialects, including Amoy and Taiwanese, spoken in Fukien province in southeastern China as well as in Taiwan.

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Formosans speak a Fukienese dialect, and few can talk to mainland Chinese without an interpreter.

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