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Minjiang dialect (simplified Chinese: 岷江话; traditional Chinese: 岷江話 local pronunciation: [min˨˩tɕiaŋ˥xa˨˨˦]; pinyin: Mínjiānghuà) is a branch of Sichuanese spoken mainly in the Min River (Mínjiāng) valley or along the Yangtze River in the southern and western parts of the Sichuan Basin. There is also a language island of Minjiang dialect located in the center of the Sichuan Basin covering three counties: Xichong Yanting and Shehong.