Editing Taiwanese Hokkien (section)

==== Quanzhou&ndash;Zhangzhou inclinations ====

[[Hokkien]] immigrants to Taiwan originated from [[Quanzhou]] prefecture (44.8%) and [[Zhangzhou]] prefecture (35.2%).{{citation needed|date=February 2015}} The original phonology from these regions was spread around Taiwan during the immigration process. With the advanced development of transportation and greater mobility of the Taiwanese population, Taiwanese speech has steered itself towards a mixture of Quanzhou and Zhangzhou speech, known as ''Chiang&ndash;Chôan-lām'' (漳泉濫, in Mandarin ''Zhāng&ndash;Quán làn'').{{sfnp|Ang|1987}} Due to different proportions of the mixture, some regions are inclined more towards the Quanzhou accent, while others are inclined more towards the Zhangzhou accent.

In general, the Quanzhou accent is more common along the coastal region and is known as the ''hái-kháu'' accent; the Zhangzhou accent is more common within the mountainous region of Taiwan and is known as the ''lāi-po͘'' accent. The regional variation within Taiwanese may be attributed to variations in the mixture of Quanzhou and Zhangzhou accents and/or lexicons. It ranges from Lukang accent (based on Quanzhou accent) on one end to the northern coastal [[Yilan City|Yilan]] accent (based on Zhangzhou accent) on another end. Tainan, Kaohsiung, and Taitung accents, on the other hand, are closest to the prestige accent.

'''{{center|Variations in Taiwanese Hokkien accents}}'''

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; margin:1em auto 1em auto"
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! style="background:#FFA000; color:black" | [[Quanzhou]] accent
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| style="background:#fc0;"| [[Lukang, Changhua|Lukang]]
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| style="background:#fc6;"| [[Penghu]], [[Taixi, Yunlin|Taixi]], [[Dajia District|Dajia]]—[[Budai, Chiayi|Budai]] coastal region (''hái-kháu'')
|-
| style="background:#fc9;"| [[Taipei]], [[Hsinchu]] (very similar to [[Tong'an, Xiamen|Tong'an]] accent)
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| style="background:#fcc;"| [[Chiayi]]—[[Kaohsiung]] surrounding
area, [[Taitung City|Taitung]] (similar to [[Amoy dialect|Amoy]] accent)
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| style="background:#fcf;"| [[Taichung Basin|Taichung]], [[Changhua City|Changhua]]—[[Yunlin County|Yunlin]] inland area, [[Taoyuan, Taiwan|North Taoyuan]] (''lāi-po͘'')
|-
| style="background:#c9f;"| [[Yilan City|Yilan]]
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! style= "background:#BBA1CB; color:black" | [[Zhangzhou]] accent
|}