Nanlang dialect
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The Nanlang dialect, is a dialect
mostly spoken in Nanlang
in Guangdong
, China
. It is a sub-dialect of Min Nan Chinese, more specifically of Zhongshan Min
.
Dialect
The term dialect is used in two distinct ways, even by linguists. One usage refers to a variety of a language that is a characteristic of a particular group of the language's speakers. The term is applied most often to regional speech patterns, but a dialect may also be defined by other factors,...
mostly spoken in Nanlang
Nanlang
Nanlang Town is a Chinese township situated at the eastern periphery of the city of Zhongshan. The population of Nanlang Township has 38,000 permanent residents. The town has total area of the town is 206 square kilometres...
in Guangdong
Guangdong
Guangdong is a province on the South China Sea coast of the People's Republic of China. The province was previously often written with the alternative English name Kwangtung Province...
, China
China
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. It is a sub-dialect of Min Nan Chinese, more specifically of Zhongshan Min
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...
.
See also
- List of Chinese dialects