Guangxi is a multi-ethnic province and region. There are many people speaking various languages. In terms of the richness of dialects, Guangxi is undoubtedly the best in the country. However, although Guangxi dialects are mixed, Guangxi Guiliu dialect , vernacular, and Zhuang dialect are the mainstream. People who say these three dialects account for the majority of the population of Guangxi. Since that is the case, which dialect do you think best represents Guangxi?
Let’s talk about Guiliu dialect first. It is the dialect of Guilin and Liuzhou . It is mainly popular in the northern and northern regions of Guilin. Guilin, Liuzhou, Hechi , Laibin, Hezhou Many people say this. is commonly known as Southwest Mandarin . It is said that Southwest Mandarin was introduced to Guangxi in the Ming Dynasty. At that time, the officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty entered Guangxi to garrison and farm, bringing the language to Guangxi. Guiliu dialect is one of the strong dialects in Guangxi.
Guangxi has more than 18 million people who speak Guiliu dialect, accounting for almost one-third of Guangxi's population. So many people speak Guiliu dialect, you may think it best represents Guangxi. Actually, it’s not true. To be honest, Guiliu dialect has no sense of existence in the capital Nanning , and there is no sense of existence outside the province. Many people from other provinces think that Guangxi speaks vernacular and often ask, do you Guangxi people speak vernacular? That's of course.
vernacular is said to be the largest dialect in Guangxi. is distributed in southern Guangxi, mainly concentrated in eastern Guangxi and southern Guangxi and the coastal areas. Most prefecture-level cities in Guangxi speak vernacular. There are seven or eight cities that speak vernacular, including Nanning, Yulin , Wuzhou , Beihai , Qinzhou , Fangchenggang , Guigang, and other Chongzuo , Hezhou, Baise , there are also some people who speak vernacular. vernacular play a very important role in Guangxi's history.
Guangxi has more than 20 million people speaking vernacular, becoming the largest dialect in Guangxi. It is the most representative dialect of Guangxi. Most Guangxi people who work in Guangdong know how to speak vernacular. Even if they don’t know how to speak vernacular, they will talk over time. Whether from a population, historical perspective, strong status, or cultural sense of belonging and identity, vernacular is the language of Guangxi people in the impression of people from other provinces.
Guangxi is the Zhuang Autonomous Region. The population of Zhuang exceeds 10 million. Using Nanning Wuming District Zhuang linguistic as the standard pronunciation, people who speak Zhuang linguistic linguistics are distributed in Chongzuo, Nanning, Liuzhou , Baise , Laibin, Hechi and other cities. However, there are not many people who speak zhuang linguistics in cities now, and they only speak Zhuang linguistics in rural areas. Compared with Guiliu linguistics and vernaculars, Zhuang linguistics is slowly declining. Many Zhuang people will not speak, and generally speaking Mandarin is in Mandarin .
Hakka is the third largest dialect among the Han in Guangxi. Hakka dialect is called " Yahua " and " Xinmin dialect ". Hakka people ancestors mostly migrated from Guangdong during the Qianlong period. Most of the people who say Hakka dialect are in southern Guizhou, and there are also a small number in other places. Bobai County is the first Hakka county in Guangxi. There are more than 5 million people who speak Hakka in Guangxi. Although there are not many people, the Hakka people are very strong.
These four dialects are the main languages of Guangxi people. They are basically the pattern of vernacular and Guiliu dialect. About 80% of people in Guangxi are bilinguals, who can speak more than two languages, otherwise, they will be embarrassed to say that they are from Guangxi. Of course, as long as Guangxi people can speak vernacular, they can represent Guangxi. People from other provinces also think so, Guangxi is vernacular.
