Shantou dialect
| Shantou dialect | |
|---|---|
| Swatow | |
| 汕頭話/Suan¹tao⁵ uê⁷ | |
| Native to | China |
| Region | Mainly in Shantou, southwestern Guangdong province. |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
| Glottolog |
shan1244[1] |
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Shantou dialect | |
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.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Shantou". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.
- ↑ Shantou Dialect entry in Glossika
Further reading
- Fielde, Adele M. (1883). A pronouncing and defining dictionary of the Swatow dialect, arranged according to syllables and tones. Shanghai: American Presbyterian Mission Press. Retrieved 2015-04-01.
- Fielde, Adele M. (1878). First Lessons in the Swatow Dialect. Swatow: Swatow Printing Office Company. Retrieved 2015-04-01.
- Lechler, Rudolf, Samuel Wells Williams , William Duffus (1883). English-Chinese Vocabulary of the Vernacular or Spoken Language of Swatow. Swatow: English Presbyterian Mission Press. Retrieved 2015-04-01.
- Hsiung-chʻêng, Lin (1886). A handbook of the Swatow vernacular. Singapore: Koh Yew Hean Press. Retrieved 2015-04-01.
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