Nanning's unique language and culture

Because of the different regional cultures in China, the dialects used are also different. Many languages in our country can't communicate with each other, so it is understandable that different regions can't understand each other's dialects. Let's walk into Nanning culture and learn about Nanning's distinctive Nanning language.

Nanning dialect, used in Nanning and its surrounding areas, is a dialect of Cantonese and one of the representative dialects of Cantonese.

Yong Xun Cantonese is close to Wuzhou Cantonese and Guangzhou Dialect. Mainly popular in Yongzhou and Zhou Xun (ancient name of Guiping) towns with convenient transportation on both sides of the strait, such as Nanning, Hengxian, Chongzuo, Ningming, Guiping, Pingnan and some areas of Liuzhou. Take Nanning as the representative point. However, due to the influx of a large number of migrants since the 1980s, and the language and cultural policy of the Nanning Municipal Government is to weaken local dialects and promote Putonghua, the population using Nanning dialect in Nanning city has dropped sharply, and the population using Nanning dialect has dropped sharply to less than 30%.

The representative accent of Yongxun Cantonese has actually moved to Guiping, which was called Zhou Xun in ancient times. Now quite a few people are worried that Nanning dialect has actually become extinct language.

Similar to the situation of Cantonese in Nanning, Pinghua, which exists in the south of Nanning, is also on the verge of extinction.

Unlike other cities with endangered dialects, the Nanning municipal government has not made any official commitments and practical measures to save them. On the contrary, Nanning officials usually position Nanning as an "advanced city to promote Putonghua". Try to avoid any dialects (including urban Cantonese and Jiangnan Pinghua) in any public places. When Snow Wolf Lake was staged in Nanning, only the Mandarin version was staged.