Why is Shanghai dialect so similar to Ningbo dialect? Is there any origin?

In the process of the formation of Shanghai dialect, the language of immigrants has a great influence, and Ningbo dialect is a more important one.

After the opening of Shanghai, a large number of immigrants poured in, and the languages of immigrants from all walks of life had a certain influence on Shanghai dialect, especially Ningbo dialect. Due to the large number of Ningbo people and high social status, the first person plural "Allah" in Shanghai dialect comes from Ningbo dialect.

In this way, a new Shanghai dialect is formed, which is dominated by Shanghai dialect (Songjiang dialect) and mixed with many Wu dialects (Ningbo dialect and Suzhou dialect).

The new Shanghai dialect has inherited the basic features of the old Shanghai dialect and merged the mainstream features of northern Wu dialect, becoming the fastest-growing dialect in Wu dialect area of Taihu Lake. It also replaced the traditional Suzhou dialect to become the most influential Wu dialect, and became the representative dialect of contemporary Wu dialect together with Suzhou dialect.

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Ningbo dialect

Ningbo dialect belongs to Wu dialect, which belongs to Yongjiang small area of Taihu Lake, and is the representative dialect of Yongjiang small area. Its epidemic areas include Haishu District, jiangdong district, Jiangbei District, zhenhai district, Beilun District, Yinzhou District, Fenghua District and Xiangshan County, east of Zhang Ting and Lubu in Yuyao City, east of Guancheng in Cixi City and north of Chalu in Ninghai County.

Yuyao and Cixi belong to Shao Lin in the west, and Taizhou is in the south of the fork in Ninghai County. Within the jurisdiction of Ningbo and Zhoushan, dialects are very close and have high internal consistency. The relationship with modern immigrants, Ningbo dialect has also had a great influence on the urban Shanghai dialect in the Wu dialect Taihu Lake film Su Xiaopian.

With the development of the times, Ningbo dialect is constantly developing and changing. As a trading port, it also absorbed some foreign elements and integrated into Ningbo dialect, that is, some transliteration of English and Japanese.

Shanghai dialect

Shanghai dialect belongs to Taihu Lake. It is the most influential dialect in modern Wu dialect area. This is not only because of Shanghai's status as a city, but also because of the historical formation and characteristics of Shanghai dialect.

Shanghai used to belong to Songjiang prefecture and was once under the jurisdiction of Jiaxing, and its language was mainly Jiaxing dialect. After the establishment of Songjiang Prefecture, Songjiang dialect developed independently on the basis of Jiaxing dialect, forming a relatively backward Songjiang dialect in Wu dialect.

According to the Records of Songjiang Prefecture, in the Ming Dynasty, "Shanghai was the most important city, while Jiaxing was the most important". In the Qing Dynasty, "Shanghai was the most important city, while Suzhou was the most important". Suzhou dialect also has an important influence on Shanghai dialect because of its authority and rich literary forms (Wu novels, legends, tanci, folk songs, etc.). ).

Refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Wuyu Taihu Film