What dialect do Shenzhen natives speak?

There are several local dialects in Shenzhen, among which Hakka dialect is the most popular, as well as crooked dialect and Baoan dialect.

According to the Records of Baoan County and Yearbook of Shenzhen Special Economic Zone, before the establishment of Shenzhen in 1979, there were 333,579 local people using the original dialect in Shenzhen, and the number of households was 758 16. Among these 3,335,790 people, the local language in Shenzhen is Hakka, accounting for 56%.

Hakka natives in Shenzhen live in most parts of central and eastern Shenzhen. Shiyan Town in Baoan, the west is a pure Hakka town, and only Yaoxin Village in 14 villages speaks Baoan dialect.

Distribution of Hakka in Luohu District: Li Antang, Luofang Village (mostly) Dawang Village, Shuiku Village, Dushu Village, Bu Xincun and Wu Tongshan Dawang Village.

Distribution of Hakkas in Futian District: Mainly Xiameilin Six Villages and Nigang Village, with a few other villages.

Hakka distribution in Nanshan District: Nanshui Village, Longjing Village, Xili area, and some villages in Nantou.

Yantian District: From Sha Tau Kok to Yantian to Big and Small Meisha, they are all Hakkas.

Distribution of Hakka in Baoan District: Mainly distributed in Shiyan, Gong Ming, Yuanguang and Xixiang. Shajing, Songgang and Gong Ming are mostly crowded in Weitou Village.

Longhua District: Except for Pinus tabulaeformis Village and a few villages in clear lake (most of Gongcun Village in clear lake speaks Hakka dialect), Longhua is mostly a Hakka village.

Longgang District: Most of Longgang District is inhabited by Hakkas, who mainly speak Hakka dialect. Bainikeng and Pucheng 'ao in Pinghu are Weitouyu villages, while a few villages in Henggang, such as He 'ao, Qianhuanggekeng, Paibang, Anlianglan Wuwei and Aobei in Baoan Community, are all Hakkas except Weitouyu. Influenced by Hakka dialect, users of Weitou dialect in Longgang District and Longhua District also speak Hakka dialect, which is difficult to distinguish.

Pingshan and Dapeng: Except for some villages in Dapeng and some "military language", all Hakka dialects are in Kwai Chung.