Ningbo dialect (Chinese: 宁波话/寧波話,宁波闲话/寧波閒話) is a dialect of Wu, one of the subdivisions of Chinese spoken language. It is spoken in the city of Ningbo and Zhoushan and surrounding areas in Zhejiang province.
The Ningbo dialect is spoken throughout Ningbo and Zhoushan prefectures.
Intelligibility [edit]
Its native speakers generally understand Shanghainese, but not vice-versa. It is not at all mutually intelligible with Mandarin, China's official language. Ningbo dialect is considered a Yongjiang dialect or Mingzhou dialect (as both terms are synonymous), and is closely related to the Taihu Wu dialects of Zhoushan. In terms of inter-intelligibility between dialects within the Mingzhou/Yongjiang subgroup, they can be more accurately described as 'accents' (腔) as these dialects are relatively uniform and almost identical to each other aside from pronunciation differences and some minor lexical differences.
Phonology [edit]
Initials [edit]
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Nasalized |
Nasalized velar |
Glottal stop |
| Open |
/ã/ |
/ɔ̃/ |
/ũ/ |
/əŋ/ |
/ʮøŋ/ |
/oŋ/ |
/ɐʔ/ |
/oʔ/ |
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/iɪʔ/ |
/ʮœʔ/ |
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/iã/ |
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/iŋ/ |
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/iɐʔ/ |
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/uã/ |
/uɔ̃/ |
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/uəŋ/ |
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/uɐʔ/ |
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/yɔ̃/ |
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/yəŋ/ |
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/yoŋ/ |
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/yoʔ/ |
/yəʔ/ |
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| Tone classification |
Tone symbol |
Tone number |
| 陰平 |
˥˧ |
53 |
| 陽平 |
˨˦ |
24 |
| 陰上 |
˧˥ |
35 |
| 陰去 |
˦˦ |
44 |
| 陽去 |
˨˩˧ |
213 |
| 陰入 |
ʔ˥ |
5 |
| 陽入 |
ʔ˩˨ |
12 |
Examples [edit]
唱月亮
- 月亮菩薩彎彎上，彎到小姑進后堂。
- 后堂空，拜相公，
- 相公念經，打一天井，
- 天井隔笆，打一稻花，
- 稻花耘田，打一團箕。
火瑩頭
- 火瑩頭，夜夜紅，
- 阿公挑擔賣碗蔥，
- 新婦織麻糊燈籠，
- 阿婆箝牌捉牙虫，
- 兒子看鴨撩屙虫。
