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Plain Speech (
PS, ,
Yale romanization: bàakwà;
jyutping: baak6 waa6) are mostly spoken in the major urban areas of the cities
Qinzhou,
Beihai,
Fangchenggang, and the counties
Dongxing and
Lingshan. They are very close to and highly similar with
Standard Cantonese, and sometimes they are defined as 'Cantonese (
Yuehai variety) Languages in Qin-Lian areas'. Each of them share highly close even same consonant shifting pattern at some point compared with Standard Cantonese. However, they are hard to be mutually intelligible with other Qin-Lian non-Cantonese Languages. •
Beihai dialect •
Qinzhou dialect •
Fangcheng dialect •
Lingshan downtown dialect •
Transitional dialectsThe transitional Qinlian-
Gaoyang-
Yuehai (Plain Speech
dialect continuum of South Guangxi-West Guangdong-
PRD) dialects spoken by some minorities in
Beihai. In this dialects group, the speakers have significantly personal characters. The elder may but not all traditionally possess accents of
Yuehai (popularly known as 'Standard Cantonese') or West Guangdong's as the language core, alongside the elements of
Beihai accent (or "Pakhoi accent"). The young and middle age are tend to be naturalized by native Beihai accent with some obvious accents elements from Yuehai. •
Naamhong dialect (), is only spoken in the downtown of
Town of Nankang,
Beihai. This dialect is closer to Gao-Yang and Yuehai more than Beihai. However, the most widely used in Town of Nankang is Nga Language, mostly in hinterland. •
Tanka dialect() is spoken by
Tanka People who are mostly living in Waishaqiao (), the north bank of
Beihai, some very elderly people speak in the
absolute Tanka accent (a special subgroup of Yuehai), the middle age and the young speak in mixed accents with Beihai PS. • Overseas-Chinese Plain Speech() is spoken by the people living in
Town of Qiaogang,
Beihai, majorly consist of Chinese-Vietnamese refugees expelled during the anti-China protest in Vietnam in 1975. Overseas-Chinese accents are complex, the minority speak in accents of Yuehai or Tanka, the majority speak in a mixed accent with Beihai PS, or minorer Limchownese Language. •
Saanhau dialect() is only spoken in the downtown of
Town of Shankou Beihai, which is the border
Province of Guangxi and
Province of Guangdong. It is close to
Guangzhou Cantonese. •
Lianzhou dialect (Limzau), also called
hoi caat waa (海獺話, "the tongue of the sea otters") and
maa lau waa(麻佬話, "the tongue of people in sackcloth"), are spoken in
Hepu(Lianzhou as the center city), in the southern part of
Pubei and in the coastal areas of
Qinzhou and
Fangchenggang. •
Nga dialect •
Coastal dialects (), also named
Civilian Language () is spoken in
Town of Shatian Beihai. This language is debatable which languages group it belongs to, sometimes it will be stated as
Min Language. However, it shares many indigenous words with Limchownese Language and Nga Language. •
Lingshan dialect (Lingsaan, ) are widely spoken in the countryside of
Lingshan and
Pubei Qinzhou. •
Xiaojiang dialect (Sliugong, ) is spoken in Xiaojiang (Sliugong), the downtown of
Pubei. •
Slanlap dialect () is spoken in
District of Qinbei, north of
Qinzhou. 'Slanlap' () is a historical name in northern Qinzhou. ==Phonology==