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

markzz SG

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? Laughing

p.s: Any pretty Hainanese gal wanna marry me? Then can complete the dialect groups collection!

technoboy SG

Mine is all cantonese! Laughing

markzz SG

Seck Pao May?
Laughing

dragg SG

uncle also considered family?

markzz SG

Extended family mah Laughing

OasisBlue SG

Same here Laughing

markzz SG

Lets go Yum Cha! Laughing

FireIce SG

me pedigree teochew

markzz SG

I would like to try FireIce's Teochew Porridge! Wink

the.owl SG

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

Gwangetto SG

how many? hmm... 2. Laughing

fugue in C minor SG

Damn, how many mothers do you have?? Laughing

saline SG

me 100% Hainanese. Cool

toyota-corolla SG

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 SG

Laughing

Dreamslacker SG

Maternal Grandma: Hokkien
Maternal Grandpa: Hakka
Paternal Grandma: Teochew
Paternal Grandpa: Hainanese

But entire extended family speaks Cantonese.. Razz

Late maternal grandma could speak:
Hokkien, Teochew, Hakka, Hainanese, Cantonese, Hock-Chew, Mandarin, Tamil, Malay, some english and during WW2, Japanese as well..

[email protected] SG

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

hellomotosxq SG

you TMD singaporean really very complex . Twisted Evil