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Shatian dialect

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Native to
  
Southern China

Glottolog
  
None

ISO 639-6
  
stns

Language family
  
Sino-Tibetan Chinese Unclassified (Yue Chinese?) Tanka dialect Satinese Satinese

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, Wanglan, Salong, Panfu, Sanwan and Tanchau. It differs greatly from Standard Cantonese and some dialects among the Satin Dialect shares some similarities with Suntak dialect. Satin Regions in Chungsan is populated with Tanka people and the language is one of the major branches of the Tanka dialect.

References

Shatian dialect Wikipedia