Gan language
(Redirected from Gan)
Gan is the language of Jiangxi and some others provinces in China.
| Gan | ||||
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| 贛語/赣语 Gon ua | ||||
 Gan ua (Gan) written in Chinese characters | ||||
| Native to | China | |||
| Region | central and northern Jiangxi, eastern Hunan, eastern Hubei, southern Anhui, northwest Fujian | |||
| Ethnicity | Gan people (Han Chinese) | |||
| Native speakers | 22 million (2007)ne2007 | |||
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| Language codes | ||||
| ISO 639-3 | gan | |||
| Linguasphere | 79-AAA-f | |||
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It is spoken by 20 to 50 million people in southern China.
Gan has 9 dialects, and Nangchang dialect is representative.
Dialects
- Chang-Jing (昌靖片)
- Yi-Liu (宜瀏片)
- Ji-Cha (吉茶片)
- Fu-Guang (撫廣片)
- Ying-Yi (鷹弋片)
- Da-Tong (大通片）
- Lei-Zi (耒資片）
- Dong-Sui (洞綏片）
- Huai-Yue (懷嶽片）
Gan Language Media
The area coloured in light yellow shows the Gan-speaking region in the PRC.
The main areas of Gan languages in Mainland China.
References
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This language has its own Wikipedia project. See the Gan language edition. |
