Why is Xiangyang dialect the same as Henan dialect?

Actually, Xiangyang dialect is different from Henan dialect.

1, different accents

Xiangyang dialect has a slightly Shaanxi accent, but it is lighter than Henan dialect and Shaanxi dialect. As Ouyang Xiu said, "the language is light and slightly Qin".

They belong to different languages.

Xiangyang dialect belongs to a small piece of Hubei in Huguang section of Southwest Mandarin.

Henan dialect mainly belongs to the central plains mandarin, which can be divided into three categories: one is the central plains mandarin, which is what people are used to saying in a narrow sense; Secondly, A Jin dialect, which is popular in Taihang Mountain area in northern Henan, is distributed in Jiyuan, Jiaozuo, Xinxiang, Hebi and Anyang counties. There are also a small number of yellow patches, which are Jianghuai Mandarin popular in southern Henan and distributed in Xinxian and Guangshan counties of Xinyang.

3. Different hue values

In Xiangyang dialect, the level tone is 35, 4 1, 55, and 2 14. The most common tone types in Henan dialect are Yin Ping 24, Yangping 42, Shangsheng 54 and disyllabic 3 12.

Baidu encyclopedia-Xiangyang dialect

Baidu Encyclopedia-Henan Dialect