Guangdong, China; Sze Yup Chinese communities in Hong Kong, Southeast Asia and the Americas.
Region
Sze Yup
Native speakers
3.9 million (2010)[citation needed]
Language family
Sino-Tibetan
Sinitic
Chinese
Yue
Siyi
Dialects
Taishanese
Xinhui dialect
Siqian dialect
Guzhen dialect
Enping dialect
Kaiping dialect
Language codes
ISO 639-3
None (mis)
ISO 639-6
siiy
Glottolog
siyi1236
Linguasphere
77-AAA-mb
Siyi (lower right), among other Yue and Pinghua groups in Guangxi and Guangdong
Chinese name
Chinese
四邑方言
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Sìyì fāngyán
Bopomofo
ㄙˋ ㄧˋ ㄈㄤ ㄧㄢˊ
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping
sei3 jap1 fong1 jin4
other Yue
Taishanese
ɬi˧jip˥foŋ˧ŋun˨
Alternative Chinese name
Chinese
四邑話
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Sìyìhuà
Bopomofo
ㄙˋ ㄧˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping
sei3 jap1 waa2
other Yue
Taishanese
ɬi˧jip˥va˧˨˥
A speaker of Siyi Yue, recorded in China.
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