Xuzhou dialect
This article needs additional citations for verification. (December 2016) |
Xuzhou dialect | |
---|---|
徐州話 | |
Native to | China |
Region | Xuzhou, Jiangsu |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | – |
Glottolog | None |
The Xuzhou dialect (
province, China.Jiangsu has two basic dialect types: that of the south, influenced by Wu, and that of the north. Beginning roughly in the area extending from Changzhou to Danyang, there is a change in the dialects spoken. From the north of Yangzhou, the dialect begins to take on the essential form of the northern Jiangsu dialect. The Xuzhou dialect is the point where the northern dialects of Jiangsu meet the dialects of Shandong.
The Xuzhou dialect also reflects the influence of
The Xuzhou dialect has the two extra initials /ȵ/ and /w̃/ compared with Standard Mandarin. Lacking of /t͡ʃ/ and disappearing of the "round-sharp" distinction are also its traits.[1]
The Xuzhou dialect claims a rich vocabulary of unique terms, and also has important tonal differences from
Tones | 平píng | 3上shǎng | 4去qù | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1阴yīn | 2阳yáng | |||
Xuzhou (Li's data) | ˨˩˧ (213) | ˦˥ (45) | ˧˥ (35) | ˦˨ (42) |
Xuzhou (Su's data) | ˨˩˧ (213) | ˥ (55) | ˨˦ (24) | ˥˩ (51) |
Luoyang | ˧˦ (34) | ˦˨ (42) | ˥˦ (54) | ˧˩ (31) |
Beijing | ˥ (55) | ˧˥ (35) | ˨˩˦ (214) | ˥˩ (51) |
References
- ISBN 7-305-03193-3. Archived from the original(PDF) on 2015-08-13.
- ^ [Dialect Chorography of Xuzhou] (in Chinese). Beijing: [Language & Culture Press]. 1985.
- ^ Xúzhōu fāngyán cídiǎn 徐州方言词典 [Xuzhou Dialect Dictionary] (in Chinese). Nanjing Shi: Jiangsu jiaoyu chubanshe. 1997.