The Punti (Chinese: 本地; Cantonese IPA: /pʊn₃₅ teɪ₃₃/, Jyutping: bun2 dei6; Mandarin Pinyin: Běn Dì), a rough transliteration of the Cantonese term for "original locality," refers to the Cantonese-speaking populations of southern China, namely, Guangdong province. They are contrasted with another Han Chinese linguistic group, the Hakka, which settled in the area after the Punti peoples and follow different cultural traditions. The official family root of the Punti is "Bao'an, Guangdong", which refers to both Hong Kong and Shenzhen nowadays. This article is on all of the Yue dialects. ... The International Phonetic Alphabet. ... Jyutping (Traditional Chinese: 粵拼; Simplified Chinese: 粤拼; pinyin: yuèpÄ«n; Yale: yuhtpÄ«ng; sometimes spelled Jyutpin) is a romanization system for Standard Cantonese developed by the Linguistic Society of Hong Kong (LSHK) in 1993. ... This article is on all of the Northern Chinese dialects. ... Pinyin (Chinese: 拼音, pÄ«nyÄ«n) literally means join (together) sounds (a less literal translation being phoneticize, spell or transcription) in Chinese and usually refers to HànyÇ” PÄ«nyÄ«n (汉语拼音, literal meaning: Han language pinyin), which is a system of romanization (phonemic notation and transcription to Roman script) for Standard... Cantonese (Traditional Chinese: 粵語; Simplified Chinese: 粤语, Cantonese: Yuet6yue5; Mandarin pinyin: Yueyu, Yụet (Guangdong) language) is one of the major dialect groups or languages of the Chinese language or language family. ... Cantonese (粵語/粤语, lit. ... Guangdong (Simplified Chinese: 广东; Traditional Chinese: 廣東; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Kuang-tung; Postal System Pinyin: Kwangtung or Canton Province, Jyutping: gwong2 dung1), is a province on the south coast of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Han Chinese (Simplified: 汉族; Traditional: 漢族; Hanyu Pinyin: ) is a term which refers to the majority ethnic group within China and the largest single human ethnic group in the world. ... Hakka (Traditional: 客家; Simplified: 客家; Hanyu Pinyin: ; literal meaning guest families) are a Han Chinese people whose ancestors are said to originate from around Henan and Shanxi in northern China over 2700 years ago. ... Baoan District (Chinese: 宝安, pinyin: BÇŽo Ä€n) is one of the six districts comprising Shenzhen, a major economic city in Guangdong Province, China. ... Guangdong (Simplified Chinese: 广东; Traditional Chinese: 廣東; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Kuang-tung; Postal System Pinyin: Kwangtung or Canton Province, Jyutping: gwong2 dung1), is a province on the south coast of the Peoples Republic of China. ... The hazy Shenzhen skyline Shenzhen (Chinese: 深圳; pinyin: ; Cantonese Jyutping: sam1 zan3, Yale: sām jan; Sham Chun or Shamchun in old or Hong Kong documents; lit. ...

Two Punti farmers taking care of their field.

Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1338x319, 814 KB)Two Punti farmers Picture from a promotional brochure published by Hong Kong Tourism Board. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1338x319, 814 KB)Two Punti farmers Picture from a promotional brochure published by Hong Kong Tourism Board. ...

History

The deserted market in Luen Wo Hui, Fanling, originally run by Puntis.

Main article: Hong Kong during Imperial China

The Mongolian conquest of the Song Dynasty pushed even more Han Chinese refugees into the area including the descendants of the Chinese patriotic leader Wen Tianxiang. The "Great Five Clans" — the Hau (候), Tang (鄧), Pang (彭), Liu (廖), and Man (文) — were among the earliest recorded familial settlers of Hong Kong. Despite the immigration and light development of agriculture, the area was still relatively barren and had to rely on salt, pearl and fishery trades. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 404 KB) The abandoned market in Luen Wo Hui, Fanling, Hong Kong. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 404 KB) The abandoned market in Luen Wo Hui, Fanling, Hong Kong. ... Fanling is an area of Hong Kong. ... The Song Dynasty (Chinese: 宋朝) was a ruling dynasty in China from 960-1279. ... Han Chinese (Simplified: 汉族; Traditional: 漢族; Hanyu Pinyin: ) is a term which refers to the majority ethnic group within China and the largest single human ethnic group in the world. ... Wen Tianxiang (Wade-Giles: Wen Tien-hsiang) (文天祥, June 6, 1236 – January 9, 1283), titled Duke of Xinguo, the last resisting Prime Minister of the Southern Song Dynasty, was captured by Kublai Khan, and was brought back to Beijing under house arrest, in the company of musicians and female entertainers. ... Deng is a Chinese surname. ... Kun (鯤 kun1) and Peng (鵬) In Chinese mythology, (translated from ancient literature Zhuang Zis Xiao Yiao Yao 逍遙遊) there live a kind of giant mysterious fish in the northern sea. ... Liaoning (Simplified Chinese: 辽宁; Traditional Chinese: 遼寧; pinyin: Liáoníng) is a northeastern province of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Wen can be: A Chinese term meaning culture or learning, important in Confucianism. ... Salt Crystals (http://www. ... Nuclei from Toba Pearl Island, Japan A pearl is a hard, rounded object produced by certain mollusks, primarily oysters. ... This article needs to be wikified. ...

Main article: Punti-Hakka Clan Wars

From 1854 to 1867 there were a series of battles between the Punti and Hakka peoples, concentrated mainly in the County of Xinning (present day the City of Taishan). Punti-Hakka Clan Wars or Hakka-Punti Clan Wars (客家本地宗族戰爭 pinyin: kejia bendi zongzu zhanzheng) refers to battles or conflicts between the Hakka and Punti in Guangdong (廣東), China circa the 1850s, during the reign of the Qing Dynasty (清朝). Hakka literally means guest family, and Punti literally means original land. ... Hakka (Traditional: 客家; Simplified: 客家; Hanyu Pinyin: ; literal meaning guest families) are a Han Chinese people whose ancestors are said to originate from around Henan and Shanxi in northern China over 2700 years ago. ... Taishan (台山 pinyin: Táishān; Cantonese: Toisan; local: Hoisan ) is a coastal city in Guangdong Province, China. ... Taishan (台山 pinyin: Táishān; Cantonese: Toisan; local: Hoisan ) is a coastal city in Guangdong Province, China. ...

Usage in Hong Kong

Punti has become a commonly used word in Hong Kong law courts and other authorities such as the police; it is a transliteration of Cantonese 'Boon Dei' meaning 'local'. When a defendant is using 'Punti' in court, that means he elects to use Cantonese as the language in trial instead of English. Despite the reference of "Punti" in this context means nothing much more than "Cantonese" as a spoken language, there are political and practical reasons of not using direct reference to the word "Cantonese". In legal parlance, a trial is an event in which parties to a dispute present information (in the form of evidence) in a formal setting, usually a court, before a judge, jury, or other designated finder of fact, in order to achieve a resolution to their dispute. ... Cantonese can refer to: Of, or pertaining to, the people of, or things from, Guangdong Province, Hong Kong or Macau in China. ... Cantonese can refer to: Of, or pertaining to, the people of, or things from, Guangdong Province, Hong Kong or Macau in China. ...

Practically, "Cantonese" can be used to mean all the dialects in the Guangdong (Canton) province. And the Cantonese spoken in Guangzhou (Canton) are actually a bit different both in accent and vocabulary than that in Hong Kong. Cantonese can refer to: Of, or pertaining to, the people of, or things from, Guangdong Province, Hong Kong or Macau in China. ... Guangdong (Simplified Chinese: 广东; Traditional Chinese: 廣東; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Kuang-tung; Postal System Pinyin: Kwangtung or Canton Province, Jyutping: gwong2 dung1), is a province on the south coast of the Peoples Republic of China. ... There are multiple Cantons in China Canton City : Guangzhou Canton Province : Guangdong This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Location within China Guangzhou is the capital of Guangdong Province in southern China. ... Location within China Guangzhou (Simplified Chinese: 广州; Traditional Chinese: 廣州; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Kuang-chou; Jyutping: Gwong2zau1; Yale: GwóngjaÅ«) is the capital of the Guangdong Province in southern China. ...

Nonetheless, the difference is becoming less significance as the Guangdong province is becoming more and more influenced by Hong Kong culture and linguistic, thanks to the wide Hong Kong television coverage in Southern China. Further, the influx of immigrants and visitors from Guangdong also means their use of vocabularies finds its way to daily Hong Kong usage. Guangdong (Simplified Chinese: 广东; Traditional Chinese: 廣東; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Kuang-tung; Postal System Pinyin: Kwangtung or Canton Province, Jyutping: gwong2 dung1), is a province on the south coast of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Alternative meaning: In geology, North China (continent) and South China (continent) were two ancient landmasses that correspond to modern northern and southern China. ...

Politically, the former colonial government wishes to maintain Hong Kong's sense of independence and does not wish to tacitly admit its common root with Guangdong or Southern China in its law courts and other authorities. Guangdong (Simplified Chinese: 广东; Traditional Chinese: 廣東; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Kuang-tung; Postal System Pinyin: Kwangtung or Canton Province, Jyutping: gwong2 dung1), is a province on the south coast of the Peoples Republic of China. ...

See also

• Agriculture in Hong Kong
• Hoklo
• Tanka
• Great Five Clans
• Cantonese people
• Punti-Hakka Clan Wars