Does the inexplicable Wenzhou dialect belong to Min dialect or Wu dialect?

1, the formation of European language. Wenzhou, Zhejiang became the territory of China at the latest. The Warring States period did not belong to Yue State. Qin Shihuang only nominally surrendered Dongou (Wenzhou) and Fujian (Fujian). In fact, Dong 'ou at that time was still under the jurisdiction of East Angel. After the Qin Dynasty was destroyed, the State of Dong 'ou was re-established and was not under the jurisdiction of the Han Dynasty. It wasn't until the third year of Emperor Jian Yuan's reign that Dongou King had to be transferred to China because of the invasion of Fujian and Vietnam, and Wenzhou really became the territory of China. After the ancient Chinese brought by the Han people who migrated here in the past dynasties merged with the ancient Ou language, Ou language was formed in the land of Dong 'ou country, and Min language was formed in Fujian and Yue countries.

2. The region is closed. The East China Sea is in the southeast of Wenzhou, and the other three sides are mountains, so the traffic is extremely inconvenient. There were no airports, railways and highways before 1990s. Historically, it has always been a closed area.

What dialect does Wenzhou dialect belong to?

Wenzhou dialect belongs to Wu dialect, which is quite different from northern Wu dialect (such as Suzhou dialect and Shanghai dialect). ) in pronunciation and vocabulary, so I can't communicate with Wu dialect in other places.

Wenzhou dialect in a broad sense, also known as "Ou dialect", refers to the collection of all Ou dialects with a population of about 5 million. European dialects are very different, but they can communicate with each other. Wenzhou dialect in a narrow sense refers to the accent of Lucheng District in Wenzhou, with a population of less than 1 10,000.

Why is Wenzhou dialect not similar to other Wu dialects?

Wenzhou dialect retains voiced initials (voiced stop, fricative and fricative) and entering rhyme (voiced stop), which is also the characteristic of northern Wu dialect.

Why is it difficult for people in other parts of Wuyu District to understand Wenzhou dialect?

Both Wu dialect and Min dialect are differentiated from the ancient Jiangdong dialect. Under the influence of Putonghua, the differences between Wu dialect and Min dialect in the north are getting bigger and bigger. Wenzhou is located at the southernmost tip of Wu dialect area, bordering on Min dialect area. Therefore, Wenzhou dialect retains more features similar to Min dialect. Due to geographical factors, local people communicate less with the outside world, and their pronunciation and vocabulary retain the characteristics of ancient Chinese to a greater extent.