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Wu dialects

Wu
吳語/吴语
ngu1 ngiu1
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Wu (Wú Yǔ) written in Chinese characters
Native to China and overseas communities with origins from Shanghai, Jiangsu or Zhejiang
Region City of Shanghai, Zhejiang, southeastern Jiangsu, parts of Anhui and Jiangxi provinces
Ethnicity Wu peoples (Han Chinese)
Native speakers
80 million (2007)
Dialects
Language codes
ISO 639-3
Glottolog wuch1236
Linguasphere 79-AAA-d
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Wu Chinese
Simplified Chinese 吴语
Traditional Chinese 吳語

Wu (Shanghainese: IPA: [ɦu˨˨ ɲy˦˦], Suzhou dialect: IPA: [ɦəu˨˨ ɲy˦˦], Wuxi dialect: IPA: [ŋ˨˨˧ nʲy˨˨]) is a group of linguistically similar and historically related varieties of Chinese primarily spoken in the whole city of Shanghai, Zhejiang province, southern Jiangsu province and bordering areas.

Major Wu varieties include those of Shanghai, Suzhou, Ningbo, Wuxi, Wenzhou/Oujiang, Hangzhou, Shaoxing, Jinhua and Yongkang. Wu speakers, such as Chiang Kai-shek, Lu Xun and Cai Yuanpei, occupied positions of great importance in modern Chinese culture and politics. Wu can also be found being used in Shaoxing opera, which is second only in national popularity to Peking opera; as well as in the performances of the popular entertainer and comedian Zhou Libo. Wu is also spoken in a large number of diaspora communities, with significant centers of immigration originating from Shanghai, Qingtian and Wenzhou.


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