Chefoo dialect
E533221
The Chefoo dialect is a regional variety of Mandarin Chinese traditionally spoken in and around the city of Yantai (formerly known as Chefoo) in Shandong Province.
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mandarin Chinese dialect
ⓘ
regional dialect ⓘ variety of Chinese ⓘ |
| associatedPortCity | Yantai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| historicalContext | developed in a treaty-port city formerly known as Chefoo ⓘ |
| historicalNameOfCityAssociated | Chefoo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageCodeStatus | no ISO 639-3 code ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Sinitic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lexicalFeature | regional vocabulary distinct from Standard Mandarin ⓘ |
| linguisticArea | Jiaodong Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernCityNameAssociated | Yantai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mutualIntelligibility | partially intelligible with Standard Mandarin ⓘ |
| phonologicalFeature |
Mandarin-type tonal system
ⓘ
retroflex consonants typical of Mandarin ⓘ |
| primaryUse | oral communication ⓘ |
| province | Shandong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Chefoo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shandong Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Yantai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scriptDirection | left-to-right ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
rural areas around Yantai
ⓘ
urban Yantai ⓘ |
| standardInfluence | Putonghua (Standard Mandarin) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status |
declining use among younger speakers
ⓘ
influenced by Standard Mandarin ⓘ |
| subfamily | Mandarin Chinese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalLanguageOf |
Chefoo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yantai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Chinese characters ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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