Southern Pinghua
E706028
Southern Pinghua is a major branch of the Pinghua group of Chinese varieties, spoken primarily in parts of Guangxi in southern China and distinguished by its unique phonological and lexical features.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sinitic language variety
ⓘ
branch of Pinghua ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | Northern Pinghua NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| family | Sino-Tibetan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
central Guangxi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southern Guangxi ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Nanbu Pinghua
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southern Pinghua Chinese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Chinese character–based writing in formal contexts
ⓘ
distinct lexicon ⓘ distinct phonology ⓘ tone language ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalRelation | other Yue and Southwest Mandarin varieties ⓘ |
| hasLexicalCharacteristic |
lexical items distinct from Cantonese
ⓘ
lexical items distinct from Standard Mandarin ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalCharacteristic |
complex tone system
ⓘ
initial and rime systems distinct from Mandarin ⓘ tone categories influenced by neighboring Yue varieties ⓘ |
| hasResearchField | Chinese dialectology ⓘ |
| hasSociolinguisticSituation |
coexists with Mandarin as lingua franca
ⓘ
often used in informal settings ⓘ |
| hasType | spoken vernacular ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Cantonese
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zhuang languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isBranchOf | Pinghua Chinese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageGroup | Pinghua Chinese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageStatus | regional language variety ⓘ |
| linguisticClassification | Chinese topolect ⓘ |
| mutualIntelligibility |
limited mutual intelligibility with Cantonese
ⓘ
not fully mutually intelligible with Mandarin ⓘ |
| neighboringTo |
Cantonese-speaking areas of Guangxi
ⓘ
Southwestern Mandarin–speaking areas of Guangxi ⓘ |
| partOf | Pinghua group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRegion | Guangxi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southern China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedIn | sociolinguistics of Guangxi ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Chinese language variety
ⓘ
Pinghua ⓘ |
| subfamily | Sinitic ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Han Chinese communities in Guangxi
ⓘ
some Zhuang communities in Guangxi ⓘ |
| usedInDomain |
daily oral communication
ⓘ
local culture and folklore ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Chinese characters (when written) ⓘ |
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