Since ancient times, the various primitive tribes residing in the Lingnan region were collectively referred to as the “Southern Barbarians” by the Huaxia tribes (ancient Chinese / Han) living in the Central Plains. Before the Qin dynasty expanded southward, the languages in Lingnan exhibited characteristics of both ancient Chor and indigenous “Hundred Yuet” languages. During […]
Originated from Ancient Chinese – Cantonese
Cantonese is a tone language in the Sinitic languages under the family of Sino-Tibetan languages. It is distributed in the regions of Guangdong, Guangxi, Hong Kong and Macau.