FOOCHOW DIALECT

Foochow Dialect

The common comment from those who heard 

spoken Foochow Dialect 

is

" Are they arguing or quarrelling?"

Here is one quite out of the ordinary!

Share if you know the dialect

Somebody asked: How to call 'a river' in your dialect?

I replied: Ore

She repeated: How do you say 'river' in Foochow?

I said: Ore

Quite disappointed, she asked again: How do you call prawns in the sea?

I said: Ha

She repeated: How to call?

I said: Ha

Desperately, she asked again: Then, how do you call the ducks in the river?

I said: ark (lower sound)

She repeated: How?

I said: ark (lower sound)

She looked at me sympathetically, and said: You look good, so unfortunate to be dumb!