Ningbo dialect
E1034592
The Ningbo dialect is a variety of Wu Chinese spoken in and around the city of Ningbo in Zhejiang province, known for its distinct phonology and limited mutual intelligibility with Mandarin.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese language variety
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Wu Chinese dialect ⓘ |
| belongsTo | linguistic area of the Yangtze River Delta ⓘ |
| coexistsWith | Standard Mandarin in Ningbo ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Ningbo Wu
NERFINISHED
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Ningbohua NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEducationStatus | not used as primary medium of instruction in schools ⓘ |
| hasEndangermentStatus | under pressure from Mandarin among younger speakers ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalOrigin | developed from historical Wu speech of eastern Zhejiang ⓘ |
| hasISOStatus | no separate ISO 639-3 code ⓘ |
| hasLexicalFeature |
Mandarin loanwords for modern concepts
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loanwords from Shanghainese ⓘ retention of many classical Chinese vocabulary items ⓘ |
| hasMutualIntelligibility |
high with neighboring Wu dialects
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limited with Standard Mandarin ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
complex tone sandhi
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distinct vowel quality contrasts ⓘ final stop consonants in entering tone syllables ⓘ initial consonant clusters simplified compared to Middle Chinese ⓘ preservation of entering tones (checked tones) ⓘ rich tone system ⓘ voiced obstruent contrasts in historical layers ⓘ |
| hasRegionalVariation |
suburban Ningbo varieties
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urban Ningbo variety ⓘ varieties in surrounding counties ⓘ |
| hasSociolinguisticStatus |
regional vernacular
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used in daily communication among locals ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystem | Chinese characters ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Shanghainese and other Taihu Wu varieties
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Standard Mandarin vocabulary ⓘ |
| influences | speech of Ningbo diaspora communities ⓘ |
| isBasedOn | speech of urban Ningbo ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf |
dialectological research in China
ⓘ
phonological studies of Wu Chinese ⓘ |
| languageBranch | Sinitic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Sino-Tibetan languages ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Ningbo
NERFINISHED
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People's Republic of China NERFINISHED ⓘ Zhejiang province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subgroupOf |
Taihu Wu
NERFINISHED
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Wu Chinese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy |
native residents of Ningbo
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some overseas Ningbo communities ⓘ |
| usedFor |
informal spoken communication
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local media and entertainment ⓘ traditional performing arts ⓘ |
| usesScript | Han script ⓘ |
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