What does Ala Ningbo's Ala mean?

Allah in Ningbo means "we" and "mine".

Ala is the pronunciation of the first person pronouns "we" and "mine" in Ningbo dialect and Zhoushan dialect. Later, Ningbo people moved to Shanghai and were widely used in Shanghai. The usage is the same as "nga" in other Wu dialects such as Hangzhou dialect, Huzhou dialect and Shaoxing dialect.

"Allah" comes from Ningbo dialect of Wu dialect. Taking Ningbo dialect as an example, Ningbo dialect often ends with "la" when expressing many people. For example, "Qula" is what they mean. 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.

Extended data

"Allah" was originally the first person pronoun in Ningbo dialect. Until the 1930s, the first person in Shanghai was not "Allah", and all the people who said "Allah" on the streets of Shanghai were authentic Ningbo immigrants. The first personal pronouns of Shanghai residents are "Bo" and "I" (we can say "Bo" directly, the same as Suzhou dialect).

Shanghai dialect has a strong vitality, constantly absorbing words from local dialects and even absorbing foreign words. Shanghai dialect is changing, and the composition of Shanghai residents is also changing, so there is a difference between "Shanghainese" and "locals". "I'm a local" and "Allah" is from Shanghai.

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