"Zhongshan dialect" redirects here. For the dialect of Min Chinese, seeZhongshan Min.
Yuehai (Chinese:粵海;Jyutping:jyut6 hoi2;pinyin:Yuèhǎi) is the main branch ofYue Chinese, spoken in thePearl River Delta of the province ofGuangdong, as well asHong Kong andMacau. It is commonly calledCantonese, though that name is more precisely applied to theGuangzhou topolect of Yuehai.
| Yuehai | |
|---|---|
| 粵海 | |
| Native to | China |
| Region | Pearl River Delta,Guangdong |
Native speakers | (13 million? cited 1998)[1] |
| Dialects |
|
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
| Glottolog | yueh1236 |
| Linguasphere | 79-AAA-ma |
 The four main Yuehai languages, at right, are shaded in pink | |
Topolects
editThis sectiondoes notcite anysources. Please helpimprove this section byadding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged andremoved.(December 2018) (Learn how and when to remove this message) |
Yuehai is divided into four principal dialects, each of which contains various subdialects.Cantonese is theprestige form.
- Guangfu dialects
- Sanyi / Nanpanshun dialects
- Xiangshan dialect
- Guanbao dialect
- Dongguan dialect
- Bao'an dialect (Waitau)
References
edit- ^"Guangfu" (apparently = all of Yuehai) in Olson,An Ethnohistorical Dictionary of China
 | ThisSino-Tibetan languages-related article is astub. You can help Wikipedia byexpanding it. |