Longdu dialect
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The Longdu dialect is a dialect of the Zhongshan Min
division of Southern Min Chinese, located in the Dachong and Shaxi (formerly known as Longdu) area of Zhongshan
in the Pearl River Delta
of Guangdong. Despite its close proximity, Longdu is not very closely related to the surrounding dialects in the region, which belong to the Cantonese (or Yue) subgroup. Its native speakers generally understand Cantonese, but not vice-versa. As such, Longdu forms a "dialect island" of Min Nan speakers (two other Min Nan enclaves exist in Zhongshan, Sanxiang
and Zhangjiabian).
Zhongshan Min
Zhongshan Min , is a variety of Min Nan Chinese spoken in the Zhongshan region of the southern Chinese province of Guangdong. The Zhongshan Min people had settled in the region from Fujian Province as early as the Northern Song dynasty period hence Zhongshan Min has a history of close to one...
division of Southern Min Chinese, located in the Dachong and Shaxi (formerly known as Longdu) area of Zhongshan
Zhongshan
Zhongshan , also spelled Chungshan and historically known as Xiangshan or Siangshan, is a prefecture-level city in the south of the Pearl River Delta in Guangdong province in southern China. Zhongshan, one of the few cities in China with an eponymous name, is named after Dr. Sun Yat-sen who was...
in the Pearl River Delta
Pearl River Delta
The Pearl River Delta , Zhujiang Delta or Zhusanjiao in Guangdong province, People's Republic of China is the low-lying area surrounding the Pearl River estuary where the Pearl River flows into the South China Sea...
of Guangdong. Despite its close proximity, Longdu is not very closely related to the surrounding dialects in the region, which belong to the Cantonese (or Yue) subgroup. Its native speakers generally understand Cantonese, but not vice-versa. As such, Longdu forms a "dialect island" of Min Nan speakers (two other Min Nan enclaves exist in Zhongshan, Sanxiang
Sanxiang dialect
The Sanxiang dialect, is a dialect mostly spoken in Sanxiang in Guangdong, China. It is a sub-dialect of Min Nan Chinese, more specifically of Zhongshan Min.-See also:*List of Chinese dialects...
and Zhangjiabian).