Shatian dialect
| Satinese | |
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| 沙田話 | |
| Native to | Southern China |
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Sino-Tibetan
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
| ISO 639-6 |
stns |
| Glottolog | None |
| Shatian dialect | |||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 沙田話 | ||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 沙田话 | ||||||||||
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Satinese (Saatinwaa in Satinese) (Shatianhua in Putonghua) is a widespread dialect of Jyut Chinese. It is spoken by roughly half of the population of Chungsan (Zhongshan), Guangdong, in towns of Namtau, Wongpo, Fausa, Manchung, Gonghau, Tungsing, Tungfung, Siulaam, Wanglan, Salong, Panfu, Sanwan and Tanchau. It differs greatly from Standard Cantonese and some dialects among the Satin Dialect shares some similarities with Suntak dialect. Satin Regions in Chungsan is populated with Tanka people and the language is one of the major branches of the Tanka dialect.
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