Shantou dialect
Encyclopedia
The Shantou dialect, formerly known as the Swatow dialect, is a dialect
mostly spoken in Shantou
in Guangdong
, China
. It is a sub-dialect of Min Nan Chinese, and sometimes a sub-dialect of Teochew 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 Shantou
Shantou
Shantou , historically known as Swatow or Suátao, is a prefecture-level city on the eastern coast of Guangdong province, People's Republic of China, with a total population of 5,391,028 as of 2010 and an administrative area of...
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, and sometimes a sub-dialect of Teochew Min.
See also
- List of Chinese dialects
External links
- A pronouncing and defining dictionary of the Swatow (Shantou) dialect published in 1883 by the American Presbyterian mission press in Shanghai.