Qin-Lian Yue

Qin–Lian (Hamlim, traditional Chinese: 欽廉方言; simplified Chinese: 钦廉方言) is a southern branch of Yue Chinese spoken in the coastal part of Guangxi, which is represented by four traditional cities Qinzhou, Lianzhou, Lingshan and Fangcheng (欽廉靈防) or by three modern prefecture-level cities Qinzhou, Beihai and Fangcheng (欽北防).

Qin-Lian Yue
Hamlim Jit / Hamlim Jut
Native to	China
Region	Guangxi
Native speakers	About 3,900,000 (2013)[1]
Language family	Sino-Tibetan Sinitic Yue Qin-Lian Yue
Language codes
ISO 639-3	None (mis)
ISO 639-6	qnli
Glottolog	qinl1235
Linguasphere	79-AAA-mf
Qin-Lian (lower left), among other Yue and Pinghua groups in Guangxi and Guangdong

References

1. Huang, Qiye 黄绮烨 (2013). Guǎngxī Fángchénggǎng yuèyǔ yǔyīn yánjiū 广西防城港粤语语音研究 [A phonetic study of Cantonese in Fangchenggang, Guangxi] (M.A. thesis). Jinan University.