Language

台山话

Taishanese
  • Global speakers: 2,300,000
  • Glottocode: tois1237
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Fleeing the turmoil of civil war and enticed by the California gold rush, Taishanese immigrants from Guangdong Province in southeast China began arriving in America in 1849. Beginning in the subsequent decades, as Chinese Californians moved to New York, the Taishanese community became a major force in New York's Chinatown, remaining distinct from other Cantonese speakers such as those who later arrived in Hong Kong. Taishanese identity remains strong among old families in Chinatown, but there are also newer arrivals in hubs like Flushing.
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Flushing
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Mapleton
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