volga_volga Posted August 20, 2006 at 01:18 AM Report Share Posted August 20, 2006 at 01:18 AM I'd like to learn a few words of Qinghai-hua, a dialect of Mandarin spoken in Qinghai province... hello, thank you, good bye, water, stuff like that. I am having difficulties finding Web resources in English and I am yet a beginner in Chinese to be able to use Chinese websites. thanks for any help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southernjohn Posted August 21, 2006 at 01:18 AM Report Share Posted August 21, 2006 at 01:18 AM If you mean a significant linguistic departure from 'standard mandarin", there is no "qinghaihau" per se. perhaps a local "rusticization" of some pronunciation, and certainly indioms. But the Qinghai region is now over 50% Han (and a sizeable percentage of that, first generation Han who have relocated within the last 10 years). The second biggest population, Tibetan, is divided into two language groups, one a derivative of the other. Obviously, if you are there, you will learn the "indigenous" language, be it Tibetan or whatver... but good luck finding a website or Berlitz audiotapes. :-) southernjohn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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