Sibu
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Sibu is a city located in the central region of Sarawak, Malaysia. It serves as the capital of Sibu District within Sibu Division and is situated on the island of Borneo. Covering an area of 129.5 squ
A photo of Sibu Fort, taken between 1862 and 1908.
The photo of Sibu bazaar, taken between 1900 and 1930.
Arrival of Fuzhou Fujian Chinese immigrants in 1900
A 1920 Kuomintang meeting in Sibu
Fuzhou dialect
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The Fuzhou language, also Foochow, Hokchew, Hok-chiu, Fuzhounese, or Fujianese, is the prestige variety of the Eastern Min branch of Min Chinese spoken mainly in the Mindong region of Eastern Fujian P
Sibu
…up of Fuzhounese, Hokkien and Hakka Chinese, Mandarin Chinese being the lingua franca of all three dialect groups and usage of dialects such as the Fuzhou dialect, Hakka and Hokkien are commonly spoken among the Chinese community. The majority of Sibu Chinese are multilingual and are able to communicate in Sarawak…
A page in the "Dictionary of the Foochow dialect", 3rd Edition, published in 1929
Min opera