<p>Page 2 of《泰国的西南官话》by 肖自辉 has this little little insert, which is quite nice:</p>

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<li>Malaysia speaks: Hokkien, Teochew, Cantonese and Hakka.</li>
<li>Singapore speaks: Hokkien, Hakka, Cantonese, Teochew and Hainanese</li>
<li>Indonesia speaks: Hokkien, Hakka, Cantonese and Teochew.</li>
<li>Brunei speaks: Amoy and Hakka.</li>
<li>Philippines speaks: Hokkien and Cantonese.</li>
<li>Vietnam speaks: Cantonese, Teochew, Hakka, Southwestern Mandarin, Hokkien and Hainanese.</li>
<li>Laos speaks: Teochew and Southwestern Mandarin.</li>
<li>Cambodia speaks: Teochew.</li>
<li>Thailand speaks: Teochew, Hakka, Cantonese and Southwestern Mandarin.</li>
<li>Myanmar speaks: Southwestern Mandarin, Hokkien, Cantonese and Hakka.</li>
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<p>It's not that surprising to see Cantonese and Min, along with its other branches, getting big representation. Southwestern Mandarin on the other hand is a bit of a shock.</p>

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2018-06-03T12:46:50.733Z
Southwestern Mandarin is largely a result of the [Panthay Rebellion](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panthay_Rebellion).
dROOOze
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@droooze From what I've seen it seems to mostly be 国民党 escapees.
Mou某
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+1, but not sure why you're using "Fuzhounese": the table says Minnan (闽南语), and the speakers themselves are largely Hoklo who calls their dialect Hokkien (福建话).  Fuzhou dialect (福州话) is Mindong, not Minnan, and is known in Singapore as Hokchiu.
lambshaanxy
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@jpatokal Good catch. Seems I can't stop mixing up 福州 and 福建.
Mou某
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For the record, the 闽东语-speaking community (Fuzhounese, Fuqingnese etc., all classified by linguists under Eastern Min or Mindong) is quite sizeable in East Malaysia; there is a significant minority in Singapore too.
Michaelyus
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And don't forget Mandarin! The vast majority of Malaysian and Singaporean Chinese are able to speak Mandarin.
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Mou某
<p>With the abundance of immigration and emigration in Asia it would be interesting to know where the Chinese languages moved to as well. </p>

<p>The effect of Chinese characters on Japan and Korea goes without saying, but how about South East Asia?</p>

<p>Wikipedia's page <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Language_and_overseas_Chinese_communities" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Language and overseas Chinese communities</a> mentions the subject a little but mostly in gloss.</p>

<p>Any ideas?</p>

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2018-06-03T12:42:40.563Z
`The effect of Chinese characters on Japan and Korea` this is the effect of Chinese literary language on the Korean and Japanese languages, while the question talks about actual Chinese languages spoken in SEA - which, apart from Vietnam, have little effect on the literary languages of SEA, and remain primarily Indic-influenced to this day. There's two different concepts going on here.
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What Chinese languages are spoken in South East Asia?
# What Chinese languages are spoken in South East Asia?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-06-03)

With the abundance of immigration and emigration in Asia it would be interesting to know where the Chinese languages moved to as well.

The effect of Chinese characters on Japan and Korea goes without saying, but how about South East Asia?

Wikipedia's page [Language and overseas Chinese communities](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Language_and_overseas_Chinese_communities) mentions the subject a little but mostly in gloss.

Any ideas?

**Tags:** mandarin, topolect

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: `The effect of Chinese characters on Japan and Korea` this is the effect of Chinese literary language on the Korean and Japanese languages, while the question talks about actual Chinese languages spoken in SEA - which, apart from Vietnam, have little effect on the literary languages of SEA, and remain primarily Indic-influenced to this day. There's two different concepts going on here.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_0 on 2018-06-03. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

Page 2 of《泰国的西南官话》by 肖自辉 has this little little insert, which is quite nice:

> [![yes](https://i.sstatic.net/4OTcT.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/4OTcT.png)

* Malaysia speaks: Hokkien, Teochew, Cantonese and Hakka.
* Singapore speaks: Hokkien, Hakka, Cantonese, Teochew and Hainanese
* Indonesia speaks: Hokkien, Hakka, Cantonese and Teochew.
* Brunei speaks: Amoy and Hakka.
* Philippines speaks: Hokkien and Cantonese.
* Vietnam speaks: Cantonese, Teochew, Hakka, Southwestern Mandarin, Hokkien and Hainanese.
* Laos speaks: Teochew and Southwestern Mandarin.
* Cambodia speaks: Teochew.
* Thailand speaks: Teochew, Hakka, Cantonese and Southwestern Mandarin.
* Myanmar speaks: Southwestern Mandarin, Hokkien, Cantonese and Hakka.

It's not that surprising to see Cantonese and Min, along with its other branches, getting big representation. Southwestern Mandarin on the other hand is a bit of a shock.

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Southwestern Mandarin is largely a result of the [Panthay Rebellion](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panthay_Rebellion).  
> **username_0**: @username_1 From what I've seen it seems to mostly be 国民党 escapees.  
> **username_2**: +1, but not sure why you're using "Fuzhounese": the table says Minnan (闽南语), and the speakers themselves are largely Hoklo who calls their dialect Hokkien (福建话).  Fuzhou dialect (福州话) is Mindong, not Minnan, and is known in Singapore as Hokchiu.  
> **username_0**: @jpatokal Good catch. Seems I can't stop mixing up 福州 and 福建.  
> **username_3**: For the record, the 闽东语-speaking community (Fuzhounese, Fuqingnese etc., all classified by linguists under Eastern Min or Mindong) is quite sizeable in East Malaysia; there is a significant minority in Singapore too.  
> **username_4**: And don't forget Mandarin! The vast majority of Malaysian and Singaporean Chinese are able to speak Mandarin.  

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