Shenyang Mandarin

Northeastern Mandarin dialect of Shenyang, China

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Shenyang Mandarin

瀋陽話 / 沈阳话
Shěnyánghuà
Native to| China
Region| Shenyang

Language family

Sino-Tibetan

* Sinitic
* Chinese
* Mandarin
* Northeastern Mandarin
* Shenyang Mandarin

Language codes
ISO 639-3| –

Linguist List

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Glottolog| `shen1252`

Shenyang Mandarin (Chinese: 沈阳话) is a dialect of Northeastern Mandarin used by people in and around Shenyang, the capital of Liaoning province and the largest city in Northeast China. It is very close to Standard Chinese but has some notably distinctive words. Some people consider it a strong accent rather than a distinct dialect. Because of its similarity to the standard language, pinyin can be used to represent its pronunciation. Its usage is dwindling as schools in Shenyang teach only the standard language.

Relative pitch changes of the four tones in Standard Chinese. Shenyang diverges the most with tone 1.

The most distinctive aspect of the Shenyang dialect is the much lower pitch of the first tone than in Standard Mandarin. It would be positioned at 2, rather than 5, on the chart shown (right). As a result, it can sound rather like the third tone.

Like the Beijing dialect, the Shenyang dialect is characterized by erhua (儿化).

Some of the words in the Shenyang dialect come from other languages like the Manchu language. One example is 旮旯儿 gālár 'corner'.

Examples of words in various Northeastern dialects (not necessarily specific to Shenyang) include:

Northeastern Mandarin | pinyin | Standard Mandarin | pinyin | Translation

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不赶趟儿 | bù gǎntàngr | 来不及 | lái bù jí | too late
波楞盖儿 | bōlingàr | 膝盖 | xīgài | kneecap
疙瘩、圪塔[citation needed] | gāda | 地方 | dìfang | place (noun)
得瑟 | dèse | 卖弄 | màinòng | to show off
老鼻子（了） | lǎobízi(le) | 很多 | hěnduō | a lot
驲驲地 | rírídi | （象声词：车速度快） | N/A | onomatopoeia: fast car
埋汰 | máitai | 脏 | zāng | dirty, filthy
嘎哈 | gàhá | 干什么 、干嘛 | gànshénme, gànmá | What are you doing?
砢碜 | kēchen, kēzhen | 丑、难看 | chǒu, nánkàn | ugly, hideous
老 | lǎo | 很 | hěn | very
贼 | zéi | 特别 | tèbié | exceedingly
毙 | bì | 棒 | bàng | good, excellent
蚂蛉 | māling | 蜻蜓 | qīngtíng | dragonfly
嘎赌 | gàdu | 打赌 | dǎdǔ | to bet

## Phonology[edit]

Shenyang dialect has 19 initial consonants, as opposed to the 21 in Standard Mandarin. Notably, the retroflex consonants [ʈ͡ʂ], [ʈ͡ʂʰ] and [ʂ] in Standard Mandarin are pronounced as [t͡s], [t͡sʰ] and [s], respectively, while [ɻ] is omitted. While lost in Standard Mandarin, Middle Chinese [ɳ] is preserved in the Shenyang dialect. [v] also exists in the Shenyang dialect.[1]

Initial consonants, Shenyang dialect | Labial | Alveolar | Dental sibilants  | Palatal | Velar

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Stops | unaspirated | p | t | t͡s | t͡ɕ | k
aspirated | pʰ | tʰ | t͡sʰ | t͡ɕʰ | kʰ
Nasals | m | n |  | ɳ |
Fricatives | f | v | s | ɕ | x
Approximants |  | l |  |  |

Standard Mandarin diphthongs tend to be pronounced as monophthongs in the Shenyang dialect. For example, [ai] becomes [æ], and [au] becomes [ɔ].[1]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b Meng, Xiangyu 孟祥宇 (2011). "Shěnyáng fāngyán yīn xì gàishuō" 沈阳方言音系概说. Yǔwén xuékān 语文学刊. 2011 (2): 31–33.

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Sino-Tibetan branches

Western Himalayas
(Himachal, Uttarakhand, Nepal, Sikkim)|

* West Himalayish
* Tamangic
* Newaric
* Newar
* Baram–Thangmi
* Kiranti
* Dhimalish
* Dhimal
* Toto
* Lhokpu
* Lepcha

| Greater Magaric|

* Magaric
* Magar
* Kham
* Chepangic
* Chepang
* Bhujel
* Raji–Raute
* Dura–Tandrange

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Eastern Himalayas
(Tibet, Bhutan, Arunachal)|

* Bodish
* Tibetic
* East Bodish
* Tshangla
* Basum
* Nam?
* Gongduk
* ʼOle
* Tani
* Chamdo

Myanmar and Indo-Burmese border|

* Karbi
* Kuki-Chin
* Mruic
* Mru
* Hkongso
* Pyu
* Taman

| "Naga"|

* Ao
* Angami–Pochuri
* Meitei
* Tangkhulic
* Zeme

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Sal|

* Boro–Garo
* Konyak
* Jingpho–Luish

East and Southeast Asia|

* Sinitic
* Chinese
* Min
* Bai
* Tujia
* Nungish
* Karenic
* Gong
* Kathu
* Cai–Long
* Caijia
* Longjia
* Luren

| Burmo-Qiangic|

* Qiangic
* Gyalrongic
* Ersuic
* Naic
* Lolo-Burmese
* Mondzish
* Burmish
* Loloish

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Dubious (possible isolates)
(Arunachal)|

* Hrusish
* Hruso
* Mijiic
* Kho-Bwa
* Puroik
* Miju–Meyor
* Songlin

| Greater Siangic|

* Siangic
* Koro
* Milang
* Idu–Taraon

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Proposed groupings|

* Central Tibeto-Burman
* Kuki-Chin–Naga
* Macro-Bai
* Mahakiranti
* Rung
* Tibeto-Burman
* Tibeto-Kanauri

Proto-languages|

* Proto-Sino-Tibetan
* Proto-Tibeto-Burman
* Proto-Loloish
* Proto-Karenic
* Proto-Min
* Proto-Hakka

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Chinese language

Sinitic languages

Varieties|

| Mandarin|

| Northeastern|

* Changchun
* Harbin
* Shenyang
* Taz

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Beijing|

* Beijing
* Taiwan

Jilu|

* Tianjin
* Jinan

Jiaoliao|

* Dalian
* Qingdao
* Weihai

Central Plains|

* Dongping
* Gangou
* Guanzhong
* Xi'an
* Luoyang
* Xuzhou
* Dungan
* Lanyin
* Xinjiang

Southwestern|

* Sichuanese
* Chengdu–Chongqing
* Minjiang
* Leshan
* Renshou–Fushun
* Zigong
* Kunming
* Nanping
* Wuhan
* Gui–Liu
* Wuming

Huai|

* Nanjing
* Nantong

Wu|

* Taihu
* Shanghai
* Suzhou
* Wuxi
* Changzhou
* Hangzhou (?)
* Shaoxing
* Ningbo
* Jinxiang
* Jiangyin
* Shadi
* Taizhou Wu
* Taizhou
* Tiantai
* Oujiang
* Wenzhou
* Rui'an
* Wencheng
* Wuzhou
* Jinhua
* Chu–Qu
* Quzhou
* Jiangshan
* Qingtian
* Xuanzhou
* Xuancheng

Gan|

* Chang–Du
* Nanchang
* Yi–Liu
* Ying–Yi
* Da–Tong

Xiang|

* Changyi
* Changsha
* Loushao
* Shuangfeng
* Xiangxiang
* Wugang
* Ji–Xu
* Yong–Quan
* Qiyang

Min|

| Eastern|

* Fuzhou
* Fuqing
* Fu'an
* Manjiang

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Southern|

* Hokkien
* Quanzhou
* Zhangzhou
* Amoy
* Taiwan
* Philippine
* Pedan
* Penang
* Singapore
* Malaysian
* Zhenan
* Longyan
* Chaoshan
* Teochew
* Swatow
* Haifeng
* Zhongshan
* Nanlang
* Sanxiang

Other|

* Northern
* Jian'ou
* Jianyang
* Central
* Pu–Xian
* Shao–Jiang
* Leizhou
* Zhanjiang
* Hainan

Hakka|

* Meixian
* Wuhua
* Huizhou
* Tingzhou
* Changting
* Taiwanese
* Sixian
* Hailu
* Raoping

Yue|

* Yuehai
* Guangzhou
* Xiguan
* Jiujiang
* Shiqi
* Weitou
* Dapeng
* Gao–Yang
* Siyi
* Taishan
* Goulou
* Wu–Hua
* Yong–Xun
* Luo–Guang
* Qin–Lian

Proposed|

* Huizhou
* Jin
* Zhangjiakou–Hohhot
* Zhi–Yan
* Pinghua
* Tongdao
* Younian

Unclassified|

* Badong Yao
* Danzhou
* Junjiahua
* Mai
* Shaozhou Tuhua
* She
* Waxiang
* Xiangnan Tuhua
* Yeheni

Standard
forms|

* Standard Chinese
* Sichuanese
* Taiwanese
* Philippine
* Malaysian
* Singaporean
* Standard
* Singdarin
* Cantonese
* Hokkien
* Hakka

Phonology|

* Historical
* Old
* Old National
* Cantonese
* Mandarin
* Literary and colloquial readings

Grammar|

* Numerals
* Classifiers
* Honorifics
* Cantonese grammar
* Classical grammar

Idioms|

* Chengyu
* Xiehouyu

Input|

* Biaoxingma
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* Cangjie
* Simplified
* CKC
* Dayi
* Pinyin
* Google
* Microsoft
* Sogou
* Stroke count
* Wubi (Wang Ma)
* ZhengMa

History|

* Old Chinese
* Eastern Han
* Middle Chinese
* Old Mandarin
* Middle Mandarin
* Proto-Min
* Ba–Shu
* Gan

Literary
forms|

| Official|

* Classical
* Adoption
* in Japan
* in Vietnam
* Vernacular

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* Written Cantonese
* Written Dungan
* Written Hokkien
* Written Sichuanese

Scripts|

| Logographic|

| Script styles|

* Oracle bone
* Bronze
* Seal
* Clerical
* Semi-cursive
* Cursive

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* Chinese characters
* Simplified
* Traditional
* Punctuation

Braille|

* Cantonese
* Mainland Chinese
* Taiwanese
* Two-cell

Phonetic|

* Cyrillization
* Dungan Cyrillic
* Romanization
* Gwoyeu Romatzyh
* Hanyu Pinyin
* MPS II
* Postal
* Tongyong Pinyin
* Wade–Giles
* Yale
* Bopomofo
* Cantonese Bopomofo
* Taiwanese Phonetic Symbols
* Taiwanese kana
* Taiwanese Hangul
* Xiao'erjing
* Nüshu

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