Shatian dialect
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Satinese | |
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沙田話 | |
Native to | Southern China |
Sino-Tibetan
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | – |
ISO 639-6 | stns |
Glottolog | None |
Shatian dialect | |||||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 沙田話 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 沙田话 | ||||||||||
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Satinese (Saatinwaa in Satinese) (Shatianhua in Putonghua) is a widespread dialect of Jyut Chinese. It is spoken by roughly half of the population of Chungsan (Zhongshan), Guangdong, in towns of Namtau, Wongpo, Fausa, Manchung, Gonghau, Tungsing, Tungfung, Siulaam, , , , and Tanchau. It differs greatly from Standard Cantonese and some dialects among the Satin Dialect shares some similarities with . Satin Regions in Chungsan is populated with Tanka people and the language is one of the major branches of the Tanka dialect.
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