Jiujiang dialect

Dialect of Cantonese

Jiujiang dialect

九江话 / 九江話
Native to| Southern China
Region| Jiujiang, Foshan

Native speakers

| 50,000 (2000)[1]

Language family

Sino-Tibetan

* Sinitic
* Yue
* Yuehai
* Sanyi
* Jiujiang dialect

Language codes
ISO 639-3| –
Glottolog| None

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

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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˧˥/

## Notes[edit]

1. ^ a b Nanhai City Local Chronicles Editorial Board 2000, ch. 1, sec. 1.
2. ^ Nanhai City Local Chronicles Editorial Board 2000, ch. 1, sec. 3.

## References[edit]

* 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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