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 dialect
九江话 / 九江話
Native toSouthern China
RegionJiujiang, Foshan
Native speakers
50,000 (2000)[1]
Sino-Tibetan
Language codes
ISO 639-3–
GlottologNone

Here are some differences between the Jiujiang dialect and the Guangzhou dialect:[2]

English Juijiang dialect Guangzhou dialect
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
  1. Nanhai City Local Chronicles Editorial Board 2000, ch. 1, sec. 1.
  2. 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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