Yunfu Cantonese or Yunfu vernacular () is a dialect of Yue Chinese spoken in Yunfu, Guangdong, China. It is classified as a variety of Yuehai Yue, or in more recent classification, Guangfu Yue.
Phonology This section is mostly based on the variety spoken in Yuncheng.
Initials The inventory of initials consists of 20 consonants (including the null initial):
Labial Alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal Stop () Affricate Fricative Nasal / Approximant /
Tones Traditional accounts consider there to be eight tone categories:
Syllable type Open syllables Checked syllables Traditional tone name dark flat / light flat / dark rising / light rising / departing / dark entering / mid entering light entering / Description high level low falling mid rising low rising mid level high level mid level low level Example / / / / Tone letter (Chao tone numerals) (55), (53) (21) (35) (23) (33) (55) (33) (22)
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