Amoy dialect
The Quanzhou dialect is a variety of Hokkien, a group of Southern Min dialects. In Fujian, the Quanzhou dialect forms the northern subgroup () of Southern Min. It is one of the oldest dialects of Southern Min, and along the Zhangzhou dialect, it forms the basis for all modern varieties. When compared with other varieties of Hokkien, it has an intelligibility of 87.5% with the Amoy dialect and 79.7% with the Zhangzhou dialect.