Dapeng dialect
Yue dialect of Guangdong, China
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The Dapeng dialect (simplified Chinese: 大鹏话; traditional Chinese: 大鵬話) is a Chinese dialect, a variant of Cantonese with a strong Hakka influence that was originally only spoken on the Dapeng Peninsula of Shenzhen, Guangdong, China as well as Tung Ping Chau, Hong Kong.[2] The indigenous language spoken in Ting Kok village in Hong Kong is also related, with influences from surrounding Hakka dialects and Cantonese.[3] The Chinese diaspora has spread the dialect to places with large populations whose ancestral roots are originally from Dapeng, Shenzhen, Guangdong. Today, their descendants live in Hong Kong; the Randstad region of the Netherlands; Portsmouth, United Kingdom; and New York City, United States.[4]
| Dapeng | |
|---|---|
| 大鵬話 / 大鹏话 | |
| Pronunciation | [tʰai̯˥˦ pʰuŋ˧˩ wa˥˦] |
| Region | Dapeng Peninsula, Tung Ping Chau, Ting Kok |
Native speakers | 5,500 (2014)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
| Glottolog | None |
The dialect is a form of Junhua, created as a lingua franca by soldiers at the Dapeng Fortress, who spoke various forms of Cantonese and Hakka.[1] Despite strong influence from Hakka, some, including Lau Chun-Fat, have classified it as a Guan–Bao dialect.[5]
