Various Dialect Systems of Anhui Dialect

Anhui dialect is not a single system dialect, but a synthesis of various dialect systems. It has both Putonghua dialects and non-Putonghua dialects.

Anhui Mandarin dialects mainly include Zhongyuan Mandarin and Jianghuai Mandarin. Zhongyuan Mandarin is mainly used in some cities and counties north and south of Huaihe River, while Jianghuai Mandarin is mainly used in some cities and counties between Jianghuai and Jiangnan.

The non-official dialects in Anhui dialect mainly include Gan dialect, Wu dialect and Hui dialect. Gan dialect is mainly used in the southern foot of Dabie Mountain and cities and counties along the Yangtze River. Wu dialect is mainly used in counties, cities and villages south of the Yangtze River and north of Huangshan Mountain range, and has been seriously eroded by Jianghuai Mandarin. Huizhou language is mainly used in the area under the jurisdiction of the old Huizhou government south of Huangshan Mountain. In addition, there are Hakka dialects spoken by Hakkas who have moved to the south of our province in batches in the past hundred years. Minnan Min dialect refers to the words spoken by immigrants who moved from Zhejiang and Fujian to Yanshan area of Ningguo City and scattered in Guangde, langxi and Shexian. Hunan immigrants who speak Xiang dialect mostly live in Nanling County. Hakka dialect refers to the words spoken by Fujian immigrants who moved from western Fujian to Yanshan in Ningguo. She dialect is a Chinese dialect similar to Hakka dialect spoken by She people in Ningguo. Most of the She nationality in our province live in the She nationality township in the southeast of Ningguo City.