Why don't Hainan people speak Cantonese? What do Hainan people say?

Hainan local Han people speak Hainan Min dialect, Danzhou dialect and Lingao dialect respectively, among which Hainan Min dialect is the most spoken, accounting for almost two-thirds of Hainan's population. Hainan Min dialect is also known as "Hainan dialect" customarily. There are very few Cantonese speakers in Hainan, most of whom are immigrants who came here only a few decades ago.

The ancestors of Hainan Min dialect (commonly known as "Hainan dialect") migrated from Fujian coast to Hainan Island in Song and Yuan Dynasties, assimilated some local Li people and gradually formed today's Hainan Min dialect (commonly known as "Hainan dialect"). Hainan Min dialect (commonly known as "Hainan dialect") and Minnan dialect have been separated from their ancestral home in Fujian for a long time and influenced by some Li languages.

Danzhou dialect in the northwest of Hainan is regarded by some scholars as a branch of Cantonese, but it is actually very different from standard Cantonese, so it is impossible to understand each other.

Although Lingao people in northern Hainan voluntarily belong to the Han nationality, Lingao dialect is actually closer to the language of Zhuang nationality in Guangxi.

Hainan Li nationality came to Hainan from the mainland in ancient times. Li nationality is the earliest resident of Hainan Island. The Li nationality is related to the Zhuang nationality in Guangxi, and both are descendants of the ancient "Baiyue".

1, even in Guangdong Province, only half of the people speak Cantonese. Others speak Hakka/Chaozhou dialect (Minnan dialect) and Leizhou dialect (Minnan dialect) respectively. Cantonese speakers are not necessarily Cantonese, but also Cantonese (vernacular) in eastern and southern Guangxi.

Don't say that Hainan doesn't speak Cantonese, even the Leizhou Peninsula in Guangdong opposite Hainan doesn't speak Cantonese. Leizhou dialect spoken on Leizhou Peninsula is close to Hainan Min dialect, and they can understand each other's words.

What is "Hainanese"? Do you mean the Li nationality? Li nationality has no written language of its own, and there is no minority surname at all, just like Han nationality.