Cantonese people

Cantonese people (Chinese: ???, Simplified Chinese: ???, Jyutping: gwong2 dung1 yan4), broadly speaking, are persons originating from the present-day Guangdong province in southern China. A more narrow definition of ??? based on a sociolinguistics and culture perspectives excludes groups that do not speak Cantonese (Yue) as a primary languauge and speak other languages native to Guangdong, such as Hakka, Teochiu (a variant of the Min Nan group). However, this sociolinguistic and cultural definition will often also include native speakers of Cantonese in nearby Hong Kong, Macao, which were traditionally part of Guangdong prior to European colonisation, and eastern and southern Guangxi, parts of which were part of Guangdong prior to administrative reforms made by the People's Republic of China. The term "Cantonese people" would then be synonymous with the Punti subethnic group, and be sometimes known as ??? for this narrower definition. The discussion in this article mainly focuses on the latter definition.

Related Topics:
Chinese - Simplified Chinese - Jyutping - Guangdong - Southern - China - Cantonese (Yue) - Hakka - Teochiu - Min Nan - Hong Kong - Macao - Europe - Colonisation - Guangxi - Punti

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