Hainan dialect belongs to Minnan language family. Why? Geographically, Hainan is far from Fujian!

Hainan is a society composed of immigrants. Hainan Island was originally uninhabited. About 3000 years ago, a branch of the ancient Baiyue nationality crossed the Qiongzhou Strait from Guangdong and Guangxi to Hainan Island. This is the ancestor of the Li nationality today. Later, Han, Miao, Hui and other ethnic groups moved to Hainan one after another, gradually forming a multi-ethnic settlement in Hainan today. After historical evolution, some characteristics of various ethnic groups are constantly being assimilated, but dialects, as the most basic characteristics of this nation, have been preserved and continued from generation to generation. Formed many Hainan dialects today.

Hainan dialect belongs to Minnan dialect of Sino-Tibetan language family, which is spoken by more than 5 million people in the province, accounting for about 80% of the total population of the province. This is the most widely used dialect in Hainan. Mainly distributed in the coastal areas of Haikou, Qiongshan, Wenchang, Qionghai, Wanning, Tunchang, Chengmai and other cities and counties. In different places, the pronunciation and tone of Hainan dialect are different, but they can generally talk to each other. Wenchang dialect is usually used as the standard pronunciation in Hainan dialect, as well as the standard pronunciation of Hainan dialect broadcast by radio and television stations and Hainan dialect announcers recruited for the exam. Hainan's traditional Qiongju opera is also sung with Wenchang accent.

Li dialect belongs to Li branch of Zhuang and Dong language family of Sino-Tibetan language family. There are five dialects of Li nationality, including local dialect, Mobil dialect and Jiamao dialect. With a population of 165438+ 10,000, the province is the most populous language in Hainan. Mainly distributed in seven ethnic autonomous counties such as Qiongzhong, Baoting, Lingshui, Baisha, Dongfang, Ledong and Changjiang, and Sanya and Tongshi.

Lingao dialect belongs to Zhuang Dai branch of Zhuang Dong language family of Sino-Tibetan language family, which is close to Zhuang language. Hainan is used by about 500,000 people, mainly distributed in Changliu, Rongshan and Xinhai in Lingao County and the western suburbs of Haikou City.

Danzhou dialect belongs to the Sino-Tibetan Chinese Cantonese dialect system, which is used by about 400,000 people in Hainan, mainly distributed in the northern and western parts of Danzhou city and the coastal areas of Changjiang and Dongfang counties.

Military dialect belongs to the southwest mandarin system of northern dialect of Sino-Tibetan language family. According to historical records, this is the language left by soldiers and officials who moved to Hainan from the mainland in ancient times. Hainan is used by about 654.38 million people, mainly distributed in Changjiang, Dongfang, Danzhou and Sanya.

Mai dialect belongs to Cantonese dialect system and is close to Guangzhou dialect. Mainly distributed in Yacheng and Shuinan areas of Sanya City, with few users.

Miao language belongs to Miao Yao branch of Sino-Tibetan language family, with about 50,000 people. It is the language of Miao people in Hainan. Mainly distributed in Qiongzhong, Baisha, Baoting, Tongshi and other ethnic autonomous areas in the south-central part of Hainan Island.

At present, there is no conclusion on the attribution of Hui Hui dialect in academic circles. It is the language of the Hui people in Hainan. About 6000 Hui people use it. Mainly distributed in Hui Hui and Huixin Village in Sanya.

Village dialect belongs to the Zhuang and Dong language family of Sino-Tibetan language family, close to Li language, with a population of about 65,438+10,000, mainly distributed in Dongfang and Changjiang counties in the lower reaches of Changhua River.

Hakka dialect belongs to Cantonese. It is only for the use of Han water residents near Sanya Port.

In addition, after liberation, especially since the establishment of the Special Zone in Hainan, among the foreign residents who moved to Hainan from the mainland, there are also people who use vernacular, Hakka, Chaozhou, Zhejiang, Yunnan, Minnan, Shanghai and Northern dialects.