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The Jiujiang dialect (simplified Chinese: 九江话; traditional Chinese: 九江話; pinyin: Jiǔjiānghuà) is a variety of Cantonese spoken in Jiujiang Town, in Nanhai District, Foshan, Guangdong.[1] A few words differ from Standard Cantonese, but generally other Cantonese speakers can understand Jiujiang dialect without difficulty.^{[citation needed]}

Jiujiang dialect
九江话 / 九江話
Native to	Southern China
Region	Jiujiang, Foshan
Native speakers	50,000 (2000)[1]
Language family	Sino-Tibetan Sinitic Yue Yuehai Sanyi Jiujiang dialect
Language codes
ISO 639-3	–
Glottolog	None

Here are some differences between the Jiujiang dialect and the Guangzhou dialect:[2]

English	Juijiang dialect	Guangzhou dialect
I	𠊎 /ŋai˧˥/	我 /ŋɔ˩˧/
we	𠊎岭 / 𠊎嶺 /ŋai˧˥ lɛŋ˩˨/	我哋 /ŋɔ˩˧ tei˨/
good	好 hao[citation needed]	好 /hou˧˥/
see	见 / 見 gan[citation needed]	见 / 見 /kin˧/
at	daa[citation needed]	喺 /hɐi˧˥/

Notes

References

• Nanhai City Local Chronicles Editorial Board, ed. (2000). 南海县志 (in Chinese). Vol. 25: 方言 民俗 宗教. Beijing: Zhonghua Book Company. ISBN 7-101-02534-X. Retrieved December 15, 2018.

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