Shanghainese - Shanghai

Japanese: 上海語 - シャンハイご

One of the most representative dialects of Wu Chinese (Wu dialect) used in Shanghai, China. It is also called "Shanghai dialect" or "Hugo". Since the opening of Shanghai's port and the establishment of the concession in the 1840s, Shanghai has seen a rapid population increase due to migration from various regions as it developed into a modern commercial and industrial city. According to a domicile survey conducted in the 1930s, the population of Shanghai (city district) is said to be 25% natives, 48% from Wu-speaking areas in the surrounding areas such as Suzhou, Wuxi, Changzhou, Ningbo, and Shaoxing, and 27% from other non-Wu-speaking areas.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

中国の上海市で使用される呉語中国語(呉方言)のなかの代表的方言の一つ。〈上海話〉，あるいは〈滬語（こご）〉という。上海は1840年代の開港･租界設置から近代商工業都市への発展の過程で，各地からの移住により急激な人口増加をみた。1930年代の原籍調査による上海市(市区)の人口構成は，原住者25％，蘇州，無錫，常州，寧波，紹興など周辺各地の呉語地区出身者48％，その他の非呉語地区出身者27％といわれる。

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