Guangfu dialects

Yuehai () is the main branch of Yue Chinese, spoken in the Pearl River Delta of the province of Guangdong, as well as Hong Kong and Macau. It is commonly called Cantonese, though that name is more precisely applied to the Guangzhou topolect of Yuehai.

Topolects

Yuehai is divided into four principal dialects, each of which contains various subdialects. Cantonese is the List of prestige dialects, prestige form.

*Guangfu dialects
**Cantonese, Guangzhou dialect
**Hong Kong Cantonese, Hong Kong dialect
**Macau Cantonese, Macau dialect
**Xiguan dialect
**Wuzhou Yue dialect, Wuzhou dialect
**Tanka people, Tanka dialect
*Sanyi / Nanpanshun dialects
**Nanhai dialect
**Jiujiang dialect
**Xiqiao dialect
**Shunde dialect
*Xiangshan dialect
**Shiqi dialect
**Sanjiao dialect
*Guanbao dialect
**Dongguan dialect
**Bao'an dialect (Waitau)

References

Cantonese language

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