Funagi dialect

The Funagi dialect [風长丞言; ふなぎ・じょうげん] is a dialect spoken in northern Aoma Prefecture, on and around the Fugan Peninsula. The dialect is known to be starkly divergent from standard Kantonese, and even people living in the same prefecture may have some trouble understanding it. 
The dialect is spoken most in the settlements of Onzu, Yamo, Jisu, Mesama, Hatai, northern Usamae, Ido and northern Yōshō. In the town of Onzu, which lies on the Fugan Peninsula itself, there is an annual summer Funagi Dialect Contest (風长丞言の競蒔) in which teams of native speakers create short skits or performances, usually humourous, using the dialect. In June 2007, a short segment featuring the competition was broadcast nationally.
== Vocabulary ==
* に - I, me
* にゃあ - you, them
* ばった - but
* じょうじゃ - countryside
* しゃい - (the) same
* とんど; とんどり - friend, buddy
* くうだちゃ - irritating, annoying
* じゃんい - money, cash
* やあ - home
* ご - rice (cooked)
* ごへ - field, paddy
Category:Dialects