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Shanghainese

Chinese variant-language named for Shanghai and its region
Language dialect Q36718
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Shanghainese

Summary

Shanghainese is a dialect[1]. Shanghainese ranks in the top 2% of dialect entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,225 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Shanghainese's instance of is recorded as dialect[3].
  • Shanghainese is a type of Wu Chinese[4].
  • Shanghainese's Commons category is recorded as Shanghai dialect[5].
  • Shanghainese's category for films in this language is recorded as Category:Shanghainese-language films[6].
  • Shanghainese's related category is recorded as Category:Shanghai dialect pronunciation[7].

Why It Matters

Shanghainese ranks in the top 2% of dialect entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,225 views/month).[2] Shanghainese has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] Shanghainese is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 24d ago · Penguin112358 · 2026-08-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Subclass of → Wu Chinese
    Category for films in this language → Category:Shanghainese-language films
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