The Old Guangde dialect is a Northern Wu dialect spoken in southeastern Anhui province in southeastern Guangde county, China. It is now losing ground to the New Guangde dialect, a Jianghuai Mandarin dialect. It is closely related to Shanghainese and the Suzhou dialect, but its closest relative is the Huzhou dialect. It is a Northern Wu dialect exclave surrounded by speakers of Jianghuai Mandarin and Xuanzhou Wu.
Phonology
Initials p pʰ b m f v t tʰ d l k kʰ g ŋ h ɦ ʨ ʨʰ ʥ ȵ ɕ ʑ ts tsʰ dz s z Ø
Finals ɿ i u ʮ ɚ a ia ua ɛ iɛ uɛ ɯ iɯ uɯ o ɔ iɔ ei uei yei en in un yn aŋ iaŋ uaŋ oŋ ioŋ aʔ iaʔ uaʔ əʔ iəʔ yəʔ oʔ ioʔ uoʔ m̩
Tones Traditional description Tone Examples 陰平 Yin Ping 34(33) 高天三開 陽平 Yang Ping 14 陳盤窮田 陰上 Yin Shang 54(55) 古姐麻娘 陽上 Yang Shang 21 老女近父 去聲 Qu Sheng 324 蓋放岸用共大樹飯 陰入 Yin Ru 5 急尺藥合 陰上 Yin Shang 12 食讀服實