The Amoy dialect (Xiamen) is a hybrid of the Quanzhou and Zhangzhou dialects. Taiwanese is also a hybrid of these two dialects. Taiwanese in northern Taiwan tends to be based on the Quanzhou variety, whereas the Taiwanese spoken in southern Taiwan tends to be based on Zhangzhou speech. There are minor variations in pronunciation and vocabulary between Quanzhou and Zhangzhou dialects. The grammar is generally the same. Additionally, extensive contact with the Japanese language has left a legacy of Japanese loanwords in Taiwanese Hokkien. On the other hand, the variants spoken in Singapore and Malaysia have a substantial number of loanwords from Malay and to a lesser extent, from English and other Chinese varieties, such as the closely related Teochew and some Cantonese. COUNT 5
QSN1 The Amoy dialect is a hybrid of what two dialects? ANS1 Quanzhou and Zhangzhou QSN2 Besides Amoy, what is another hybrid of Quanzhou and Zhangzhou? ANS2 Taiwanese QSN3 What is Taiwanese in Northern Taiwan based on? ANS3 Quanzhou QSN4 What is Taiwanese in Southern Taiwan based on? ANS4 Zhangzhou speech QSN5 In Singapore, the varient of Hokkien has a significant amount of loanwords from where? ANS5 Malay