Jiaoliao Mandarin

Jiaoliao or Jiao–Liao Mandarin (simplified Chinese: 胶辽官话; traditional Chinese: 膠遼官話; pinyin: Jiāo–Liáo Guānhuà), sometimes referred to as Peninsular Mandarin, is a primary dialect of Mandarin Chinese, spoken on the Jiaodong Peninsula, from Yantai to Qingdao, Ganyu District in northeastern Jiangsu and the Liaodong Peninsula, from Dalian to Dandong, and in Mishan, Hulin, Fuyuan & Raohe counties of Heilongjiang. Yantai, Dalian, and Weihai dialects are the standard Jiao–Liao Mandarin.^[1]

Jiao–Liao Mandarin
Peninsular Mandarin
Native to	China
Region	Shandong and Liaodong
Native speakers	35 million (2019)[citation needed]
Language family	Sino-Tibetan Sinitic Chinese Mandarin Jiao–Liao Mandarin
Language codes
ISO 639-3	–
ISO 639-6	jliu
Linguist List	cmn-jia
Glottolog	None huab1238  Central Plain Guanhua
Linguasphere	79-AAA-bd
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Etymology

Jiao is short for the Jiao River. Liao is short for the Liaodong Peninsula, and the name Liaodong means "East of the Liao River". (Liao is also an abbreviation used for the city of Liaoyang.)

Sub-dialects

Distribution of Jiaoliao Mandarin

• Yantai dialect^{[citation needed]}
• Dalian dialect
• Weifang dialect
• Weihai dialect
• Dandong dialect
• Qingdao dialect
• Rizhao dialect