How many different dialect groups are there in your family??

• markzz

  29 Jul 06, 14:17

  For me?
  
  1)Cantonese (father's side family )
  2)TeoChew(mother's side family )
  3)Hokkien(Mother's side's Big Uncle's wife )
  4)Hakka(Mother's side 3rd auntie's Husband )
  
  The only dialect group I'm short of now is Hainanese!
  
  wad about u all?
  
  p.s: Any pretty Hainanese gal wanna marry me? Then can complete the dialect groups collection!
• technoboy

  29 Jul 06, 14:27

  Mine is all cantonese!
• markzz

  29 Jul 06, 14:31

  Originally posted by technoboy:

  Mine is all cantonese!

  Seck Pao May?
  
  
  
• dragg

  29 Jul 06, 14:53

  uncle also considered family?
  
  
• markzz

  29 Jul 06, 15:07

  Originally posted by dragg:

  uncle also considered family?
  
  

  Extended family mah
• OasisBlue

  29 Jul 06, 15:11

  Originally posted by technoboy:

  Mine is all cantonese!

  Same here
• markzz

  29 Jul 06, 15:15

  Originally posted by OasisBlue:

  Same here

  Lets go Yum Cha!
• FireIce

  29 Jul 06, 18:43

  me pedigree teochew
• markzz

  29 Jul 06, 19:16

  Originally posted by FireIce:

  me pedigree teochew

  I would like to try FireIce's Teochew Porridge!
• the.owl

  30 Jul 06, 00:45

  mine got many many. but I dont speak any dialect.
• Gwangetto

  30 Jul 06, 00:50

  how many? hmm... 2.
• fugue in C minor

  30 Jul 06, 12:35

  Originally posted by markzz:

  For me?
  
  1)Cantonese (father's side family )
  2)TeoChew(mother's side family )
  3)Hokkien(Mother's side's Big Uncle's wife )
  4)Hakka(Mother's side 3rd auntie's Husband )
  
  The only dialect group I'm short of now is Hainanese!

  Damn, how many mothers do you have??
• saline

  30 Jul 06, 12:37

  me 100% Hainanese.
• toyota-corolla

  30 Jul 06, 12:45

  father side: Hainanese
  mother side: Hokkien
  
  father can speak: chinese, malay, english, Hainan, hokkien and Cantonese
  mother can speak: chinese, malay, english and hokkien
  
  i can speak: chinese, english, malay(no good), hainan(no good), hokkien(ok ok la), cantonese(on the way)
• toyota-corolla

  30 Jul 06, 12:45

  Originally posted by fugue in C minor:

  Damn, how many mothers do you have??

  
• Dreamslacker

  1 Aug 06, 13:36

  Maternal Grandma: Hokkien
  Maternal Grandpa: Hakka
  Paternal Grandma: Teochew
  Paternal Grandpa: Hainanese
  
  But entire extended family speaks Cantonese..
  
  Late maternal grandma could speak:
  Hokkien, Teochew, Hakka, Hainanese, Cantonese, Hock-Chew, Mandarin, Tamil, Malay, some english and during WW2, Japanese as well..
• HENG@

  1 Aug 06, 13:38

  almost whole family purely teochew, with the exception of some thai blood from a great great grandma on mummy's side.
• hellomotosxq

  1 Aug 06, 13:47

  you TMD singaporean really very complex .