Dapeng dialect

The Dapeng dialect (simplified Chinese: 大鹏话; traditional Chinese: 大鵬話) is a Chinese dialect, a variant of Cantonese with a strong Hakka influence that was originally only spoken on the Dapeng Peninsula of Shenzhen, Guangdong, China as well as Tung Ping Chau, Hong Kong.^[2] The indigenous language spoken in Ting Kok village in Hong Kong is also related, with influences from surrounding Hakka dialects and Cantonese.^[3] The Chinese diaspora has spread the dialect to places with large populations whose ancestral roots are originally from Dapeng, Shenzhen, Guangdong. Today, their descendants live in Hong Kong; the Randstad region of the Netherlands; Portsmouth, United Kingdom; and New York City, United States.^[4]

Dapeng
大鵬話 / 大鹏话
Pronunciation	[tʰai̯˥˦ pʰuŋ˧˩ wa˥˦]
Region	Dapeng Peninsula, Tung Ping Chau, Ting Kok
Native speakers	5,500 (2014)[1]
Language family	Sino-Tibetan Sinitic Chinese Yue Yuehai Guanbao Dapeng
Language codes
ISO 639-3	–
Glottolog	None

The dialect is a form of Junhua, created as a lingua franca by soldiers at the Dapeng Fortress, who spoke various forms of Cantonese and Hakka.^[1] Despite strong influence from Hakka, some, including Lau Chun-Fat, have classified it as a Guan–Bao dialect.^[5]