Chinese, Gan

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A language of China

ISO 639-3
gan
Alternate Names
Jiangxi, Jiangxinese, Kan, Xi
Autonym
Jiangxi hua
User Population

22,200,000 (2018).

Location

Hubei and Jiangxi provinces: including parts of Anhui, Chongyang, Dachi, Jiahu, and Xianning; Fujian and Hunan provinces. Jing’an, Nanchang city, and Xiuhui (Chang-Jing); Hunan (Liuyang); Yichun (Ichun), Jiangxi (Yi-Liu).

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Language Status

5 (Developing). Language of recognized nationality: Han.

Classification
Sino-Tibetan, Chinese
Dialects

Chang-Du (Chang-Jing, Nanchang), Yi-Liu, Ji-Cha, Fu-Guang, Ying-Yi, Da-Tong, Lei-Zi, Dong-Sui, Huai-Yue. Marginally intelligible with Mandarin [cmn] and Wu [wuu] Chinese. Lexical similarity: with Hakka Chinese [hak]. A member of macrolanguage Chinese [zho].

Typology

Tonal.

Language Use

Used by all. Also use Mandarin Chinese [cmn].

Language Development

91% (2000 census, Han nationality). Dictionary. Grammar. Bible portions: 1940.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Chinese, Gan
Writing

Han script, Simplified variant [Hans]. Han script, Traditional variant [Hant]. Latin script [Latn], from 1891 to some time after last publication in 1922.

Other Comments

Nanchang is representative dialect.