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Suzhou dialect

Suzhounese (Suzhounese: 蘇州閒話; sou1 tseu1 ghe2 gho6), also known as the Suzhou dialect (alternatively Soochow dialect), is the variety of Chinese traditionally spoken in the city of Suzhou in Jiangsu, China. Suzhounese is a variety of Wu Chinese, and was traditionally considered the Wu Chinese prestige dialect. Suzhounese has a large vowel inventory and…

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Glottolog
suzh1234
ISO 639-3
–
ISO 639-6
suji
Language family
SiniticChineseWuTaihuSuzhou–Shanghai–Jiaxing (Su-Hu-Jia)Suzhounese · ChineseWuTaihuSuzhou–Shanghai–Jiaxing (Su-Hu-Jia)Suzhounese · WuTaihuSuzhou–Shanghai–Jiaxing (Su-Hu-Jia)Suzhounese · TaihuSuzhou–Shanghai–Jiaxing (Su-Hu-Jia)Suzhounese · Suzhou–Shanghai–Jiaxing (Su-Hu-Jia)Suzhounese
Linguasphere
79-AAA-dbb
Native to
China

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Avg. degree1.94
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related to Distribution · 17
Suzhou dialect → Cantonese, Changshu, China, Hangzhou, However, It, Kunshan, Mandarin, Ningbo, Owing, Shanghai, Standard Chinese, Suzhou, The Suzhou, Wu, Wuxi, Zhangjiagang
related to Finals · 8
Suzhou dialect → Close, Depending, May, Notes, Only, Sinological, The Suzhou, When
Language family · 6
Suzhou dialect → ChineseWuTaihuSuzhou–Shanghai–Jiaxing (Su-Hu-Jia)Suzhounese, SiniticChineseWuTaihuSuzhou–Shanghai–Jiaxing (Su-Hu-Jia)Suzhounese, Suzhounese, Suzhou–Shanghai–Jiaxing (Su-Hu-Jia)Suzhounese, TaihuSuzhou–Shanghai–Jiaxing (Su-Hu-Jia)Suzhounese, WuTaihuSuzhou–Shanghai–Jiaxing (Su-Hu-Jia)Suzhounese
related to Initials · 6
Suzhou dialect → Because, Moreover, The Suzhou, These, This, Voiced
related to Suzhou dialect in literature · 6
Suzhou dialect → Ballad-narratives, Pacifying Liao, Suzhou, Tang, The, Xue Rengui
related to Demonstrative · 4
Suzhou dialect → Hence, In, Suzhou, The
related to Varieties · 2
Suzhou dialect → Some, Suzhou
Glottolog · 1
Suzhou dialect → suzh1234
ISO 639-3 · 1
Suzhou dialect → –
ISO 639-6 · 1
Suzhou dialect → suji

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suzhou tone dialect chinese syllable also pattern expected phrase chain second syllables wu tones used sandhi 5x vowel voiced initials

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Suzhou dialectGlottologsuzh12341.00infobox
Suzhou dialectISO 639-3–1.00infobox
Suzhou dialectISO 639-6suji1.00infobox
Suzhou dialectLanguage familySiniticChineseWuTaihuSuzhou–Shanghai–Jiaxing (Su-Hu-Jia)Suzhounese1.00infobox
Suzhou dialectLanguage familyChineseWuTaihuSuzhou–Shanghai–Jiaxing (Su-Hu-Jia)Suzhounese1.00infobox
Suzhou dialectLanguage familyWuTaihuSuzhou–Shanghai–Jiaxing (Su-Hu-Jia)Suzhounese1.00infobox
Suzhou dialectLanguage familyTaihuSuzhou–Shanghai–Jiaxing (Su-Hu-Jia)Suzhounese1.00infobox
Suzhou dialectLanguage familySuzhou–Shanghai–Jiaxing (Su-Hu-Jia)Suzhounese1.00infobox
Suzhou dialectLanguage familySuzhounese1.00infobox
Suzhou dialectLinguasphere79-AAA-dbb1.00infobox
Suzhou dialectNative toChina1.00infobox
Suzhou dialectPronunciation[soʊ˥tsøʏ˥꜓ ɦɛ˨˨˧꜕ɦo˨˧˩꜔] or [soʊ˥tsøʏ˥꜓ ɦɛ˨˨˦꜔ɦo˨˧˩꜕꜖]1.00infobox
Suzhou dialectRegionSuzhou and southeast Jiangsu province1.00infobox
Suzhou dialectWriting systemChinese characters1.00infobox

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