Where is Taishanese the dominant divergent of Cantonese phonology most spoken in North America?
Cantonese phonology The standard pronunciation of Cantonese is that of Guangzhou, also known as Canton, the capital of Guangdong Province. Hong Kong Cantonese is related to the Guangzhou dialect, and the two diverge only slightly. Yue dialects in other parts of Guangdong and Guangxi provinces, such as Taishanese, may be considered divergent to a greater degree.
Singaporean Hokkien Singaporean Hokkien (;Tâi-lô: "Sin-ka-pho Hok-kiàn-uē") is a local variant of the Hokkien language spoken in Singapore. In Chinese academic circles, this dialect is known as Singaporean Ban-Lam Gu "新加坡闽南語"("Sin-ka-pho bân-lâm-gu"). It is closely related to the Southern Malaysian Hokkien (南马福建话) spoken in Southern Malaysia as well as Riau Hokkien (廖内福建话) spoken in the Indonesian province of Riau. It also bears close resemblance with Amoy (厦门话) spoken in Amoy of China and Taiwanese Hokkien (台灣閩南語/台語/台灣話) spoken in Taiwan.