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Jiujiang dialect

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

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.[citation needed]

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[citation needed] 好 /hou˧˥/
see 见 / 見 gan[citation needed] 见 / 見 /kin˧/
at daa[citation needed] 喺 /hɐi˧˥/

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