Weifang dialect
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| Weifang dialect | |
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| 潍坊方言，潍坊话 | |
| Native to | China |
| Region | Weifang |
Native speakers | 9 million[citation needed] |
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| ISO 639-3 | – |
| Glottolog | None |
Weifang dialect is a variety of Jiao-Liao Mandarin spoken in the prefecture-level city of Weifang in eastern Shandong province.[1] Slightly different varieties of the Weifang dialect are spoken in the different counties of Weifang. The varieties of Weifang dialect include the Weicheng, Fangzi, Hanting, Changle, Changyi, Gaomi, Zhucheng, Wulian, Anqiu, Linqu, Qingzhou, and Shouguang dialects.[2]
Phonology[edit]
Tones[edit]
The tones of Weifang dialect have the contours 214, 53, 55, and 31.[3]
The basic rule for converting from Standard Chinese tones to Weifang dialect tones is to change first tone words into the third tone, the second tone into the fourth, the third tone into the first, and the fourth tone becomes lower.
Vocabulary[edit]
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Differences in Vocabulary[edit]
Differences in vocabulary exist between various forms of the Weifang dialect. For example, in the Zhucheng dialect, the pronoun "they" is 他这些人 while in the majority of other Weifang dialects including the variety spoken in Weifang City say "they" the same way as people do in Standard Mandarin, that is, 他们.
References[edit]
- ↑ 钱, 曾怡; 罗, 福腾 (1992). 潍坊方言志. Weifang: 潍坊市新闻出版局. Search this book on
- ↑ 潍坊方言志. 1992. Search this book on
- ↑ 潍坊方言志. 1992. Search this book on
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