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Cantonese people

The Cantonese people (traditional Chinese: 廣府人; simplified Chinese: 广府人; Jyutping: gwong2 fu2 jan4; Cantonese Yale: Gwóngfú Yàhn) or Yue people (粵人; jyut6 jan4; Yuht Yàhn), are a Han Chinese sub-ethnic group originating from Guangzhou and its surrounding cities and towns (as well as Hong Kong and Macau), who natively speak Cantonese. In a more general sense, "Cantonese people" can refer to any Han Chinese originating from or residing in the provinces of Guangdong and Guangxi (collectively known as Liangguang), or it may refer to the inhabitants of Guangdong province alone. Historically centred around Guangzhou and the surrounding Pearl River Delta, the Cantonese people established the Cantonese language as the dominant one in Hong Kong and Macau during their 19th century migrations within the times of the British and Portuguese colonial eras respectively. Cantonese remains today as a majority language in Guangdong and Guangxi, despite the increasing influence of Mandarin. Speakers of other Yue Chinese dialects, such as the Taishanese people who speak Taishanese, may or may not be considered Cantonese. The Hakka and Min-speaking people (such as Hoklo, Teochew and Leizhounese) who also reside in Guangdong are usually differentiated from the Cantonese as they speak non-Yue Chinese languages.

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• ▸Inkstone
• ▸Antakya
• ▸Hong Chin

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