Shaoguan is dominated by Cantonese and Hakka, and the internal communication of Yao, She and other ethnic minorities still retains their own languages. Cantonese is widely used in Shaoguan City, Lechang City and Renhua County, and Putonghua is also widely used in urban areas, counties and industrial and mining areas.

In addition, a few rural areas use Xiang dialect, Minnan dialect, Beijiangchuan dialect and Peyo dialect. The Yao people in Shaoguan use Yao language, while the She people give up their national language and switch to Chinese.

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The reason why Hakka dialect became Shaoguan dialect is mainly due to the changes of history, times and wars. According to historical records, during the southern crossing in the late Song Dynasty, Jin people invaded the Central Plains and broke Bianjing (now Kaifeng, Henan). When Jian Yan crossed south, some officials and scholars moved to Taihu Lake basin, while others crossed Dayuling south and entered Nanxiong, Shixing and Shaozhou (now Shaoguan). Or along Hong, Ji and Qianzhou, and then from Qianzhou to Tingzhou; Or stay in counties in southern Jiangxi.

However, a large number of Hakkas entered Guangdong and lived and worked in Shaoguan. On the whole, the Hakka people in Shaoguan are mainly Han people, which leads to the essential change of the original language in this area, so that modern Chinese Hakka has become the main language in this area.

References:

Baidu encyclopedia-Shaoguan

References:

Baidu encyclopedia-northern Guangdong dialect