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The Jiujiang dialect (simplified Chinese: 九江话; traditional Chinese: 九江話; pinyin: Jiǔjiānghuà) is a variety of Cantonese spoken in Jiujiang Town, in Nanhai District, Foshan, Guangdong. A few words differ from Standard Cantonese, but generally other Cantonese speakers can understand Jiujiang dialect without difficulty.

Here are some differences between the Jiujiang dialect and the Guangzhou dialect:

Notes

1. ^ Nanhai City Local Chronicles Editorial Board 2000, ch. 1, sec. 1.
2. Nanhai City Local Chronicles Editorial Board 2000, ch. 1, sec. 3.

References

• Nanhai City Local Chronicles Editorial Board, ed. (2000). 南海县志 (in Chinese). Vol. 25: 方言 民俗 宗教. Beijing: Zhonghua Book Company. ISBN 7-101-02534-X. Retrieved December 15, 2018.

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