Language

Yue Chinese

Yue Chinese is a language in the Sino-Tibetan family spoken in 33 countries.

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Scripture in Yue Chinese

A complete Bible is reported in Yue Chinese.

From the Every Language research atlas and its sources. “No known Scripture” means none is recorded in those sources, not that none exists.

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Where Yue Chinese is spoken

  • Australia
  • Brunei
  • Cambodia
  • Canada
  • China
  • Curaçao
  • France
  • Guam
  • Honduras
  • Hong Kong
  • Indonesia
  • Japan
  • Laos
  • Macau
  • Malaysia
  • Mexico
  • Myanmar
  • Nauru
  • Netherlands
  • New Zealand
  • Nigeria
  • Panama
  • Peru
  • Philippines
  • Réunion
  • Singapore
  • Suriname
  • Sweden
  • Thailand
  • Trinidad and Tobago
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
  • Vietnam

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About Yue Chinese

Part of
Chinese (ISO 639-3 macrolanguage)
Language family
Sino-Tibetan
ISO 639-3 code
yue
Glottocode
yuec1235
Also known as
Chinese, Yue · Chinese, Yue: San Diu

Dialects and varieties 27

Each variety shows Scripture recorded for that exact variety; it may differ from Yue Chinese as a whole.

  • CantoneseNo known Scripture
  • Chinese, Yue: Gao-YangNo known Scripture
  • Chinese, Yue: Gou-LouNo known Scripture
  • Chinese, Yue: San DiuNo known Scripture
  • Chinese, Yue: Vancouver CantoneseNo known Scripture
  • Chinese, Yue: Wu-HuaNo known Scripture
  • Chinese, Yue: Yong-XunNo known Scripture
  • Chinese, Yue: YuehaiNo known Scripture
  • Chinese: LianzhouhuaNo known Scripture
  • Chinese: Ying Pan HuaNo known Scripture
  • DancunNo known Scripture
  • GaozhouNo known Scripture
  • Guan-BaoNo known Scripture
  • GuangzhouNo known Scripture
  • Hong KongNo known Scripture
  • JiangmenNo known Scripture
  • QinlianNo known Scripture
  • SamyapNo known Scripture
  • SiyiNo known Scripture
  • Tanka CantoneseNo known Scripture
  • Toi ShaanNo known Scripture
  • ToishaneseNo known Scripture
  • Vancouver CantoneseNo known Scripture
  • Wuzhou YueNo known Scripture
  • XiguanNo known Scripture
  • YangjiangNo known Scripture
  • ZhongshanNo known Scripture

Sources

  • DIALECTS source registryDIALECTS research collection · Each original source retains its own terms
  • GlottologHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank, Glottolog 5.3 · CC BY 4.0
  • Data provided by Joshua ProjectData provided by Joshua Project · Noncommercial missions research and educational use
  • Every Language mapEvery Language and its attributed source providers · Owner-authorized publication; upstream terms retained

Atlas data as of 2026-09-05. Joshua Project data is used with permission for noncommercial ministry research and education. Glottolog data: CC BY 4.0. Macrolanguage membership: ISO 639-3 code tables, iso639-3.sil.org.