Shiqi has the fewest tones of any Yue dialect,perhaps a Hakka influence.[6]
even
rising
going
entering
①˥ 55
②˥˩ 51
③˩˧ 13
⑤˨ 22
⑦a ˥ 5
⑧˨ 2
This appears to be due to mergers:the fact that the entering tone has split oddly suggests that it has split twice,as in Cantonese and Taishanese,but that tone ⑦b subsequently merged with ⑧.
References
↑ Chan, Marjorie KM (1982). "A response to Boltz'notes on Cantonese dentilabialization". Journal of the American Oriental Society: 107–109.
↑ Chong, Douglas DL (2010). "Hawai'i's Nam Long: their background and identity as a Zhongshan subgroup". Chinese America: History and Perspectives. Chinese Historical Society of America: 13.
↑ Egerod, Soren (1991). "A Short Study on the Namlong Dialects of Zhongshan Xian". Rocznik Orientalistyczny. Polska Akademia Nauk.
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