Shantou dialect | |
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Swatow | |
汕頭話/Suan¹tao⁵ uê⁷ | |
Native to | China |
Region | Mainly in Shantou, southwestern Guangdong province. |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | – |
Glottolog | shan1244 |
Shantou dialect
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The Shantou dialect, formerly known as the Swatow dialect, is a dialect mostly spoken in Shantou in Guangdong, China. It is a sub-dialect of Min Nan Chinese, and sometimes a sub-dialect of Teochew Min.