Shanghainese
This article is about the language of Shanghai. For related languages and dialects, see Wu Chinese. For other uses, see Shanghainese (disambiguation). Shanghainese .mw-parser-output .noboldfont-weight:normal 上海話 / 上海话 Zaonhegho 上海閒話 / 上海闲话 Zaonhe-ghegho 滬語 / 沪语 Wu nyu Pronunciation [z̥ɑ̃̀héɦɛ̀ɦʊ̀], [ɦùɲý] Native to China, overseas communities Region City of Shanghai and surrounding Yangtze River Delta Ethnicity Shanghainese people Native speakers 10–14 million (2013) Language family Sino-Tibetan Sinitic Wu Taihu Su–Hu–Jia Shanghainese Language codes ISO 639-3 – ISO 639-6 suji Linguist List wuu-sha Glottolog shan1293 Shanghainese [1] Linguasphere 79-AAA-dbb > This article contains IPA phonetic symbols. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Unicode characters. For a guide to IPA symbols, see Help:IPA. Shanghainese Simplified Chinese 上海话 Traditional Chinese 上海話 Shanghainese Romanization Zaanhehho [z̥ɑ̃̀héɦʊ̀] Literal