Punti (, literally "local(s)") is a Cantonese endonym that refers to the Cantonese people of Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macau, the Cantonese people are which type of Chinese people, originating from or residing in the provinces of Guangdong and eastern Guangxi (together known as Liangguang), in mainland China?
Cantonese people The Cantonese people () are Han Chinese people originating from or residing in the provinces of Guangdong and eastern Guangxi (together known as Liangguang), in mainland China. The term "Cantonese people" is often synonymous with the Punti people (). They are also referred to as "Hoa" in Vietnam, "Kongfu" in Malaysia and "Konghu" in Indonesia.".
Tong-Tai Mandarin Tong–Tai (Chinese: 通泰), also known as Tai–Ru (Chinese: 泰如) is a group of Lower Yangtze Mandarin dialects spoken in the east-central part of Jiangsu province in the prefecture-level cities of Nantong (formerly Tongzhou) and Taizhou. The alternative name refers to the county-level city of Rugao within Nantong. This region includes the areas which are to the north of Yangtze River and to the east of Grand Canal. There are about 11.37 million speakers there (in 2004) and this region occupies about 15,000 square kilometers.