Gan Language
Gan is the language of Jiangxi and some others provinces in China.
| Gan | |
|---|---|
| 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) |
Early forms | Old Chinese
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | gan |
| Glottolog | ganc1239 |
| 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）
References
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