Why don't Chaoshan people admit that it is Minnan dialect?

The reason why Chaoshan people don't recognize it as Minnan dialect is because Chaoshan dialect is not a branch of Minnan dialect.

Chaoshan dialect is one of the oldest dialects in China, which originated from ancient Chinese in the Central Plains, earlier than Minnan dialect. Guangdong and Fujian are both immigrant areas. Because of war, famine and other factors, they migrated from the Central Plains to the south. Some people went to Guangdong, while others went to Fujian.

However, some people went to Fujian first, then to Guangdong, and made a short stay in southern Fujian, so they learned some languages in southern Fujian. However, Chaoshan dialect mainly retains the ancient Chinese of the Central Plains and blends some local She languages. This is also because there are still many aborigines in Chaoshan area, and their Chaoshan ancestors went south earlier than their Minnan ancestors.

Differences between Minnan and Cantonese

First, the origins are different.

1, Minnan dialect

It is said that it originated in the Luoshui Valley of the Yellow River, moved to southern Fujian in the Western Jin, Tang and Northern Song Dynasties, and originated in Quanzhou, Fujian.

2. Guangzhou people

Linguists believe that the earliest source of Cantonese should be the result of Chu people moving south and Chu language moving south.

Second, the distribution is different.

1, Minnan dialect

In addition to southern Fujian and Taiwan Province Province, it is also widely distributed in most Chinese communities in northeastern Fujian, southeastern Zhejiang, eastern Guangdong, western Guangdong, Hainan Island and Southeast Asia.

2. Guangzhou people

Cantonese is distributed in central Guangdong, northern Guangdong and southwestern Guangdong in South China, and is widely popular in Hong Kong, Macau, southeastern Guangxi and overseas Chinese communities such as Kuala Lumpur, Ho Chi Minh City, Sydney, Melbourne, Christmas Island, new york, San Francisco, Vancouver and Toronto.