Jiaoliao Mandarin

JiaoLiao Mandarin
Peninsular Mandarin
Native toChina
RegionShandong and Liaodong
Native speakers
35 million (2019)
Language codes
ISO 639-3
ISO 639-6jliu
cmn-jia
GlottologNone
huab1238  Central Plain Guanhua
Linguasphere79-AAA-bd

Jiaoliao or JiaoLiao Mandarin (simplified Chinese: 胶辽官话; traditional Chinese: 膠遼官話; pinyin: JiāoLiáo Guānhuà), sometimes referred to as Peninsular Mandarin, is a primary dialect of Mandarin Chinese, spoken on the Jiaodong Peninsula, from Yantai to Qingdao, Ganyu District in northeastern Jiangsu and the Liaodong Peninsula, from Dalian to Dandong, and in Mishan, Hulin, Fuyuan & Raohe counties of Heilongjiang. Yantai, Dalian, and Weihai dialects are the standard JiaoLiao Mandarin.