What dialect do Hainan people speak?

Hainan dialect belongs to Minnan dialect.

Also belonging to the Minnan language family are the classification and distribution of Minnan (Taiwanese), Chaoshan dialect in Guangdong, Hainan dialect (represented by Haikou dialect and Wenchang dialect) and Hainan dialect.

Hainan dialect can be divided into seven dialect areas: Wen Qiong dialect, Haikou dialect, Ding 'an dialect, Qionghai dialect, Wanling dialect, Qiongnan dialect and Haibei dialect.

1, Wen Qiong dialect refers to Hainan dialect, which is popular in the southeast of Qiongshan County and the whole Wenchang area.

2. Haikou dialect refers to Hainan dialect in Fucheng area of Haikou.

3. Ding 'an dialect refers to Hainan dialect popular in Ding 'an, Tunchang, Chengmai and southwest Qiongshan.

Qionghai dialect refers to Hainan dialect, which is popular in Qionghai County, south of Wenchang County, east of Tunchang County and north of Dongfang County.

5. Wanling dialect refers to Hainan dialect popular in Wanning and Lingshui counties.

Qiongnan dialect refers to Hainan dialect popular in Sanya, Dongfang, Tongshi, Baoting and Baisha counties.

7. Haibei dialect refers to Hainan dialect popular in Leizhou Peninsula.

Hainan has always been an "immigrant area", so the language on the island is deeply branded as "immigrant".

It can be said that the language of Hainan Island is the epitome of the eight major dialects in China.

At present, several generations of Han residents live in Hainan Island. Besides Mandarin, he also speaks more than a dozen dialects (including minority languages).

Such as: Hainan dialect (Minnan dialect), military dialect (southwest mandarin-northern dialect), "Ai dialect" (Hakka dialect) and vernacular (Guangzhou dialect).

In addition, there are Han residents in Hainan: Danzhou dialect (suspected Cantonese variant), Mai dialect (suspected Cantonese variant), Lingao dialect (suspected Guangxi Zhuang dialect variant) and Village dialect (unknown language).