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Shantou dialect

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Native to
  
China

Glottolog
  
shan1244

Shantou dialect

Region
  
Mainly in Shantou, southwestern Guangdong province.

Language family
  
Sino-Tibetan Chinese Min Min Nan Teochew Shantou dialect

The Shantou dialect, formerly known as the Swatow dialect, is a dialect mostly spoken in Shantou in Guangdong, China. It is a sub-dialect of Min Nan Chinese, and sometimes a sub-dialect of Teochew Min.

References

Shantou dialect Wikipedia