Dapeng dialect

Dapeng
大鵬話 / 大鹏话
Pronunciation[tʰai̯˥˦ pʰuŋ˧˩ wa˥˦]
RegionDapeng Peninsula
Native speakers
5,500 (2014)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3–
GlottologNone

The Dapeng dialect (simplified Chinese: 大鹏话; traditional Chinese: 大鵬話) is a Chinese dialect, a variant of Cantonese with a strong Hakka influence that was originally only spoken on the Dapeng Peninsula of Shenzhen, Guangdong, China. The Chinese diaspora has spread the dialect to places with large populations whose ancestral roots are originally from Dapeng, Shenzhen, Guangdong. Today, their descendants live in Hong Kong; the Randstad region of the Netherlands; Portsmouth, United Kingdom; and New York City, United States.[2]

The dialect is a form of Junhua, created as a lingua franca by soldiers at the Dapeng Fortress, who spoke various forms of Cantonese and Hakka.[1] Despite strong influence from Hakka, some, including Lau Chun-Fat, have classified it as a Guan–Bao dialect.[3]

  1. ^ a b Chen, Litong (2016). Dapeng Dialect: An Undocumented Cantonese-Hakka Mixed Language in Southern China (Ph.D.). Ohio State University. Archived from the original on 2018-02-13. Retrieved 2017-06-02.
  2. ^ Chen, Litong (January 2023). "Assessing Language Vitality and Sustainability of Minor Chinese Dialects: A Case Study of Dapeng, a Hakka–Cantonese Mixed Dialect". Sustainability. 15 (9): 7478. doi:10.3390/su15097478. ISSN 2071-1050.
  3. ^ Lau, Chun-Fat; Zhou, Jiafan (February 2017). "Looking at the Effects of Language Contact With Hakka as Reflected by the Characteristics of the Pingshan Zhanmi Dialect in Shenzhen" (PDF). Journal of Literature and Art Studies. 7 (2): 186–194.