Alternate Names: Eastern Min
Dialects: Fuzhou (Foochow, Fuchow, Guxhou). The prestige dialect is spoken in Fujian. A member of macrolanguage Chinese ,.
Status Notes: Language of recognized nationality: Han.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 8,820,000 in China (2000). Population total all countries: 9,115,930.
Language Use: All ages.
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 91% (2000 census, Han nationality). Highly literate in Chinese, and they use that literature. Bible: 1884–1905.
Writing System: Han (Simplified), Han (Traditional), Latin
Nation of Origin: China