[1] According to the Language Atlas of China, the Ganyu dialect is a kind of Zhongyuan Mandarin,[1] but this is disputed.
[citation needed] In fact, the Ganyu dialect shares more common vocabulary with Jiaoliao Mandarin.
[citation needed] It is a little difficult for one whose mother tongue is Central Plains Mandarin to understand Ganyu Dialect.
[1] The accent of someone from northwestern Ganyu sounds more like the one of someone who was born and grew up in the neighboring area of Shandong Province.
[1] A few common examples of the difference between Standard Mandarin and the Ganyu dialect are that 百 or 白 are pronounced "bei" instead of "bai".