What does Allah mean in Shanghai dialect?

Allah in Shanghai dialect means: us and mine. Example: Allah goes to the white elephant together, which means we go to play together; Mother Aram, this means my mother.

In addition to Allah, the common self-address in Shanghai Wu dialect is I, with the sound of "ngu". During the Republic of China, there were many jiangbei immigrants in Shanghai. Influenced by their native Jiangbei dialect, their Shanghainese dialect pronounced "ngu" as "wuu".

Extended data:

Allah comes from Ningbo dialect of Wu dialect. Taking Ningbo dialect as an example, Ningbo dialect often ends with "la" when expressing many people. During the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China, a large number of Ningbo people entered Shanghai, which had a great influence on Shanghai dialect.

During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Shanghai was only a medium-sized county on the southeast coast. Shanghai dialect was very similar to Suzhou dialect at that time. Shanghai Port 1842. With the influx of a large number of migrants, Shanghai has gradually become a mixed immigrant city.

"There is no city without peace". Among the immigrant groups in Shanghai, Ningbo has the largest number of people. By the end of the Qing Dynasty, there were 400,000 Ningbo people living in Shanghai, accounting for about one third of the total number of Shanghai residents at that time.