Gan (linguistics)
| Gan (赣语) | |
|---|---|
| Spoken in: | China |
| Region: | Jiangxi Province |
| Total speakers: | 20 million |
| Ranking: | 45 |
| Genetic classification: | Sino-Tibetan languages Chinese language |
| Official status | |
| Official language of: | - |
| Regulated by: | - |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-1 | zh |
| ISO 639–2 | chi (B) / zho (T) |
| SIL | KNN |
| See also: Language – List of languages | |
Gan (赣语) is one of the major divisions of spoken Chinese, concentrated in and typical of Jiangxi Province.
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Classification
Like all other varieties of Chinese, there is plenty of dispute as to whether Gan is a language or a dialect. Please see here for the issues surrounding this dispute.
Geographical distribution
Gan is spoken over most of the northern two-thirds of Jiangxi Province, as well as smaller areas in Anhui, Fujian, Hunan and Hubei.
Dialects
The Nanchang variety is the canonical representative of the group. The mountainous geography of Jiangxi has resulted in a high degree of fragmentation, with many mutually unintelligible varieties. Speakers typically identify their speech as being that of a particular county, e.g., Wannianese, rather than Gan in general.
Writing system
Gan has no form of writing beyond Vernacular Chinese, used for all forms of Chinese.
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| Chinese: spoken varieties | |
| Categories: |
Mandarin | Jin | Wu | Hui | Xiang | Gan | Hakka | Yue | Pinghua | Min |
| Subcategories of Min: | Min Dong | Min Bei | Min Zhong | Pu Xian | Min Nan | Qiong Wen | Shao Jiang |
| Note: The above is only one classification scheme among many. | |
| Comprehensive list of Chinese dialects | |
| Official spoken varieties: | Standard Mandarin | Standard Cantonese |
| Historical phonology: | Old Chinese | Middle Chinese | Proto-Min | Proto-Mandarin | Haner |
| Chinese: written varieties | |
| Official written varieties: Other varieties: | Classical Chinese | Vernacular Chinese Written Cantonese |
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