Jiujiang dialect
The Jiujiang dialect (simplified Chinese: 九江话; traditional Chinese: 九江話; pinyin: Jiǔjiānghuà) is a variety of Cantonese spoken in Jiujiang Town, in Nanhai District, Foshan, Guangdong.[1] A few words differ from Standard Cantonese, but generally other Cantonese speakers can understand Jiujiang dialect without difficulty.
Jiujiang | |
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九江话 / 九江話 | |
Native to | Southern China |
Region | Jiujiang, Foshan |
Native speakers | 50,000 (2000)[1] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | – |
Glottolog | None |
Here are some differences between the Jiujiang dialect and the Guangzhou dialect:[2]
English | Juijiang dialect | Guangzhou dialect |
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I | 𠊎 /ŋai˧˥/ | 我 /ŋɔ˩˧/ |
we | 𠊎岭 / 𠊎嶺 /ŋai˧˥ lɛŋ˩˨/ | 我哋 /ŋɔ˩˧ tei˨/ |
good | 好 hao | 好 /hou˧˥/ |
see | 见 / 見 gan | 见 / 見 /kin˧/ |
at | daa | 喺 /hɐi˧˥/ |
Notes
- Nanhai City Local Chronicles Editorial Board 2000, ch. 1, sec. 1.
- Nanhai City Local Chronicles Editorial Board 2000, ch. 1, sec. 3.
References
- Nanhai City Local Chronicles Editorial Board, ed. (2000). 南海县志 (in Chinese). Vol. 25: 方言 民俗 宗教. Beijing: Zhonghua Book Company. ISBN 7-101-02534-X. Retrieved December 15, 2018.
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