Yuehai Yue
Family of dialects of Yue Chinese, related to Cantonese
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Yuehai (Chinese: 粵海; Jyutping: jyut6 hoi2; pinyin: Yuèhǎi) is the main branch of Yue Chinese, spoken in the Pearl River Delta of the province of Guangdong, as well as Hong Kong and Macau. It is commonly called Cantonese,[2] though that name is more precisely applied to the Guangzhou topolect of Yuehai.
| Yuehai | |
|---|---|
| 粵海 | |
| Native to | China |
| Region | Pearl River Delta, Guangdong |
Native speakers | (13 million? cited 1998)[1] |
| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
| Glottolog | yueh1236 |
| Linguasphere | 79-AAA-ma |
The four main Yuehai languages, at right, are shaded in pink | |
Topolects
Yuehai is divided into four principal dialects, each of which contains various subdialects. Cantonese is the prestige form.
- Cantonese dialects
- Guangzhou dialect
- Hong Kong dialect
- Macau dialect
- Xiguan dialect
- Wuzhou dialect
- Tanka dialect
- Sanyi / Nanpanshun dialects
- Nanhai dialect
- Jiujiang dialect
- Xiqiao dialect
- Shunde dialect
- Xiangshan dialect
- Shiqi dialect
- Sanjiao dialect
- Guanbao dialect
- Dongguan dialect
- Bao'an dialect (Waitau)
