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Goulou Dialects
Goulou is one of the principal groups of Yue dialects. It is spoken around the Guangxi– Guangdong border, and includes the dialects of Yulin and Bobai. Dialects Yulin dialect is representative, though Bobai is better known. * Yulin dialect ** Bobai dialect * Guangning dialect * Huaiji dialect *Fengkai dialect * Deqing dialect * Yunan dialect *Shanglin dialect *Binyang dialect * Tengxian dialect Phonology Initials Finals * Close vowel sounds may alternate between close vowel sounds and near-close vowel sounds . Tone Bobai dialect is widely cited as having the most tones of any variety of Chinese, though it actually only has six, the same as most Yue dialects. The reason for the claim is that Bobai makes a four-way tonal distinction in checked syllables, whereas most other Yue dialects have three. In Yulin dialect just to the north of Bobai, however, neither entering tone is split: there are just two entering tones, 7 and 8. Lee (1993) believes that Bobai is in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People's Republic Of China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and borders fourteen countries by land, the most of any country in the world, tied with Russia. Covering an area of approximately , it is the world's third largest country by total land area. The country consists of 22 provinces, five autonomous regions, four municipalities, and two Special Administrative Regions (Hong Kong and Macau). The national capital is Beijing, and the most populous city and financial center is Shanghai. Modern Chinese trace their origins to a cradle of civilization in the fertile basin of the Yellow River in the North China Plain. The semi-legendary Xia dynasty in the 21st century BCE and the well-attested Shang and Zhou dynasties developed a bureaucratic political system to serve hereditary monarchies, or dyna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tengxian Dialect
Teng County or Tengxian (; za, Dwngz Yen) is a county of eastern Guangxi, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Wuzhou. , it had a population of 1,125,264 residing in an area of . The county is divided into a northern and southern part by the Xun River. History Teng County was part of Baiyue areas until coming under Qin dynasty rule in 214 BC. In 583 AD, the county seat Tengzhou was established, while the county was called Yongping Commandery. In 621 Yongping was renamed to Teng County. On 21 March 2022, China Eastern Airlines Flight 5735 crashed in the county, killing all 132 people on board. Administrative divisions Teng County administers 15 towns and one township. Towns: The only township is Pingfu Township (平福乡) Economy Teng County is one of the largest titanium dioxide production bases in China, accounting for around 5% of the national output in 2013. It also has kaolinite Kaolinite ( ) is a clay mineral, with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |