ᱭᱩ ᱪᱟᱭᱱᱤᱡᱽ

ᱭᱩ
吳語/吴语 ngu1 ngiu2
ᱭᱩ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ (Wú Yǔ) ᱚᱞ ᱪᱟᱭᱱᱤᱡᱽ ᱦᱚᱨᱚᱯ ᱛᱮ
ᱡᱟᱱᱟᱢ ᱴᱷᱟᱶ	ᱪᱤᱱ ᱟᱨ ᱥᱟᱝᱜᱷᱟᱭ, ᱡᱤᱭᱟᱝᱥᱩ ᱟᱨ ᱡᱷᱮᱡᱤᱭᱟᱝ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱵᱟᱨᱦᱮ ᱫᱤᱥᱚᱢ ᱪᱟᱭᱱᱤᱡᱽ ᱦᱚᱲ ᱠᱚ
ᱮᱞᱟᱠᱟ	ᱥᱟᱝᱜᱷᱟᱭ ᱥᱚᱦᱚᱨ, ᱡᱷᱮᱡᱤᱭᱟᱝ, ᱥᱟᱢᱟᱝᱼᱠᱚᱧᱮ ᱡᱤᱭᱟᱝᱥᱩ, ᱟᱱᱦᱩᱭ ᱟᱨ ᱡᱤᱭᱟᱝᱥᱩ ᱯᱨᱚᱫᱮᱥ
ᱡᱟᱹᱛ	ᱭᱩ ᱪᱟᱭᱱᱤᱡᱽ
ᱡᱟᱱᱟᱢ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ ᱞᱮᱠᱟ	᱘᱐ ᱢᱤᱞᱤᱭᱚᱱ (᱒᱐᱐᱗)
ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ ᱜᱷᱟᱨᱚᱸᱡᱽ	ᱪᱤᱱᱟᱼᱛᱤᱵᱵᱚᱛᱤ ᱥᱤᱱᱮᱴᱤᱠ ᱭᱩ
Dialects	ᱛᱟᱭᱦᱩ (e.g. Shanghainese) ᱛᱟᱭᱡᱳ ᱳᱡᱤᱭᱟᱝ (e.g. Wenzhounese) ᱪᱩᱠᱷᱩ (Shangli is SW) ᱭᱩᱡᱷᱳᱣ (Jinqu is Wuzhou + NE Chuqu) ᱥᱮᱱᱪᱳᱣ
ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ ᱠᱳᱰ
ISO 639-3	wuu
ᱜᱞᱳᱴᱳᱞᱳᱜᱽ	wuch1236
ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ ᱴᱚᱴᱷᱟ	79-AAA-d

ᱭᱩ (ᱪᱟᱭᱱᱤᱡᱽ: 吴语) ᱫᱚ ᱥᱤᱱᱮᱴᱤᱠ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱯᱟᱹᱱᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤᱭᱟᱹ (linguistically) ᱟᱨ ᱱᱟᱜᱟᱢᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤᱠᱚ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱜᱷᱟᱨᱚᱸᱡᱽ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱫᱚ ᱫᱤᱱ ᱫᱤᱥᱚᱢ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱥᱟᱝᱜᱷᱟᱭ, ᱡᱷᱮᱡᱤᱭᱟᱝ ᱟᱨ ᱡᱤᱭᱟᱝᱥᱩ ᱯᱨᱚᱫᱮᱥ ᱠᱚᱨᱮ ᱠᱚ ᱨᱚᱲᱼᱟ ᱾

ᱵᱟᱨᱦᱮ ᱡᱚᱱᱚᱲ

Resources on Wu dialects

• glossika.com
  • Shanghainese Wu Dictionary – Search in Mandarin, IPA, or
  • Classification of Wu Dialects – By James Campbell
  • Tones in Wu Dialects – Compiled by James Campbell
• 吴语论坛 [Linguistic Forum of Wu Chinese]. Archived from the original on 3 May 2008.

A BBS set up in 2004, in which topics such as phonology, grammar, orthography and romanization of Wu Chinese are widely talked about. The cultural and linguistic diversity within China is also a significant concerning of this forum.

• 吴语协会 [Wu Chinese Online Association] (in ᱣᱩ ᱪᱟᱭᱱᱤᱡᱽ). Archived from the original on 2010-05-01. Retrieved 2020-10-30.

A website aimed at modernization of Wu Chinese, including basics of Wu, Wu romanization scheme, pronunciation dictionaries of different dialects, Wu input method development, Wu research literatures, written Wu experiment, Wu orthography, a discussion forum etc.

• 江南雅音话吴语 [The elegant language in Jiangnan area] (in Chinese (China)).

Excellent references on Wu Chinese, including tones of the sub-dialects.

• Tatoeba Project Tatoeba.org - Examples sentences in Shanghainese dialect, and in Suzhouan dialect.
• Wu wordlist available through Kaipuleohone
• Pronunciation dictionary - with audio from various Chinese cities.

ᱚᱱᱚᱞ ᱠᱚ

• Globalization, National Culture and the Search for Identity: A Chinese Dilemma (1st Quarter of 2006, Media Development) – A comprehensive article, written by Wu Mei and Guo Zhenzhi of World Association for Christian Communication, related to the struggle for national cultural unity by current Chinese Communist national government while desperately fighting for preservation on Chinese regional cultures that have been the precious roots of all Han Chinese people (including Hangzhou Wu dialect). Excellent for anyone doing research on Chinese language linguistic, anthropology on Chinese culture, international business, foreign languages, global studies, and translation/interpretation.
• Modernisation a Threat to Dialects in China Archived ᱒᱐᱑᱖-᱐᱓-᱐᱔ at the Wayback Machine. – An excellent article originally from Straits Times Interactive through YTL Community website, it provides an insight of Chinese dialects, both major and minor, losing their speakers to Standard Mandarin due to greater mobility and interaction. Excellent for anyone doing research on Chinese language linguistic, anthropology on Chinese culture, international business, foreign languages, global studies, and translation/interpretation.
• Middlebury Expands Study Abroad Horizons – An excellent article including a section on future exchange programs in learning Chinese language in Hangzhou (plus colorful, positive impression on the Hangzhou dialect, too). Requires registration of online account before viewing.
• Mind your language (from The Standard, Hong Kong) – This newspaper article provides a deep insight on the danger of decline in the usage of dialects, including Wu dialects, other than the rising star of Standard Mandarin. It also mentions an exception where some grassroots' organizations and, sometimes, larger institutions, are the force behind the preservation of their dialects. Another excellent article for research on Chinese language linguistics, anthropology on Chinese culture, international business, foreign languages, global studies, and translation/interpretation.
• China: Dialect use on TV worries Beijing (originally from Straits Times Interactive, Singapore and posted on AsiaMedia Media News Daily from UCLA) – Article on the use of dialects other than standard Mandarin in China where strict media censorship is high.
• Standard or Local Chinese – TV Programs in Dialect (from Radio86.co.uk) – Another article on the use of dialects other than standard Mandarin in China.