The Nanlang dialect is a variety of
Eastern Min Chinese mostly spoken in
Nanlang in
Zhongshan in the
Pearl River Delta of
Guangdong
Guangdong (, ), alternatively romanized as Canton or Kwangtung, is a coastal province in South China on the north shore of the South China Sea. The capital of the province is Guangzhou. With a population of 126.01 million (as of 2020 ...
, China. Despite its close proximity, Nanlang is not very closely related to the surrounding dialects in the region, which belong to the
Yue group. As such, Nanlang forms a "dialect island" of Min speakers. It is one of three enclaves of
Min in Zhongshan, the others being
Longdu and
Sanxiang
Sanxiang (; Cantonese: ''Sāamhēung Jan'') is a town situated at the southern periphery of the city of Zhongshan, Guangdong province. The population of Sanxiang is permanent residents and an estimated temporary residents. The total area of the ...
.
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References
Guangdong
Southern Min
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