Tingzhou dialect
| Tingzhou dialect | |
|---|---|
| 汀州片 | |
| Region | western Fujian |
| Dialects | |
| Chinese characters Pha̍k-fa-sṳ | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
| ISO 639-6 | tigz |
| Glottolog | ting1250 |
The Tingzhou dialect (Chinese: 汀州片; pinyin: Tīngzhōupiàn) is a group of Hakka dialects spoken in Longyan and Sanming (historically Tingzhou), southwestern Fujian. Tingzhou includes the Hakka dialects spoken in the counties originally under the jurisdiction of Tingzhou: Changting (Tingzhou), Ninghua, Qingliu, Liancheng, Wuping, Shanghang, Yongding and Mingxi. The Changting dialect is generally regarded as the representative dialect of this branch of Hakka.