Matsu dialect

Matsu dialect
馬祖話 / Mā-cū-huâ 平話 / Bàng-huâ
Pronunciation	[mɑ˧˩ tsu˥˥ uɑ˩˧˩] / [paŋ˧˩ ŋuɑ˩˧˩]
Native to	Republic of China
Region	Matsu Islands
Ethnicity	Fuzhounese
Language family	Sino-Tibetan Chinese Min Eastern Min Houguan dialect subgroup Matsu dialect
Writing system	Chinese characters and Foochow Romanized
Official status
Official language in	none
Recognised minority language in	one of the statutory languages for public transport announcements in the Matsu Islands, Republic of China
Language codes
ISO 639-3	–
Glottolog	None
Location of Matsu Islands

Matsu dialect (Eastern Min: Mā-cū-huâ / 馬祖話) is the local dialect of Matsu Islands, Republic of China. Native speakers also call it Bàng-huâ (平話), meaning the language spoken in everyday life. It is recognised one of the statutory languages for public transport announcements in Lienchiang County, ROC.

It's a subdialect of Fuzhou dialect, Eastern Min Chinese, and it's quite similar to Changle dialect, another subdialect of Fuzhou dialect.