长治晋语

Jin Chinese (Changzhi)

Sino-Tibetan (Sinitic, Jin — 上党片)

FamilySino-Tibetan (Sinitic, Jin — 上党片) Speakers(provisional) RegionChina (Shanxi — Changzhi 长治) RomanizationJin (Changzhi) Shanxi — Sino-Tibetan, Jin, Shangdang section (上党片); Taiyuan-styl ReadingJin (Changzhi)

Jin Chinese (Changzhi / Shangdang dialect) is a Sino-Tibetan Sinitic language spoken in Shanxi Province, specifically in the Changzhi region. This dialect list represents the baseline cjy readings as adapted to Changzhi phonology. The Changzhi dialect shares core phonological features with standard [Provisional — 中国语言地图集 subgroup point; readings derived from sibling + dialect profile, pending verification.]

Where it is spoken

Han character readings in Jin Chinese (Changzhi)

Character Meaning Reading Form IPA
one ieh² /iəʔ˨/
two er⁴⁵ /ɚ˦˥/
three san¹¹ /sæ̃˩˩/
four si⁴⁵ /sɿ˦˥/
five u⁵³ /u˥˧/
six lueh⁵ /luəʔ˥/
seven qhieh² /tɕʰiəʔ˨/
eight pah² /paʔ˨/
nine jieu⁵³ /tɕiəu˥˧/
ten seh⁵ /səʔ˥/
sun zeh⁵ /zəʔ˥/
moon yueh⁵ /yəʔ˥/
mountain san¹¹ /sæ̃˩˩/
water suei⁵³ /suei˥˧/
fire xue⁵³ /xuə˥˧/
tree mueh⁵ /muəʔ˥/
soil thu⁵³ /tʰu˥˧/
sky thien¹¹ /tʰiə̃˩˩/
ground ti⁴⁵ /ti˦˥/
sea xai⁵³ /xai˥˧/
dragon lueng¹¹ /luəŋ˩˩/
tiger xu⁵³ /xu˥˧/
dog qhye⁵³ /tɕʰye˥˧/
horse ma⁵³ /ma˥˧/
bird niau⁵³ /niau˥˧/
fish y¹¹ /y˩˩/
ox nieu¹¹ /niəu˩˩/
sheep iang¹¹ /iɑ̃˩˩/
cat mau¹¹ /mau˩˩/
person zeng¹¹ /zəŋ˩˩/
hand sou⁵³ /səu˥˧/
foot zueh² /tsuəʔ˨/
eye meh⁵ /məʔ˥/
ear er⁵³ /ɚ˥˧/
mouth khou⁵³ /kʰəu˥˧/
head theu¹¹ /tʰəu˩˩/
heart xieng¹¹ /ɕiəŋ˩˩/
blood xyueh² /ɕyəʔ˨/
meat zeh⁵ /zəʔ˥/
up sang⁵³ /sɒ̃˥˧/
down xia⁵³ /ɕia˥˧/
middle zueng¹¹ /tsuəŋ˩˩/
hit zueng⁴⁵ /tsuəŋ˦˥/
center iang¹¹ /iɑ̃˩˩/
left zue⁵³ /tsuə˥˧/
right ieu⁴⁵ /iəu˦˥/
east tung¹¹ /tuŋ˩˩/
西 west xi¹¹ /ɕi˩˩/
south nan¹¹ /næ̃˩˩/
north peh² /pəʔ˨/
go xing¹¹ /ɕiŋ˩˩/
row xang¹¹ /xɒ̃˩˩/
come lai¹¹ /lai˩˩/
leave qhy⁴⁵ /tɕʰy˦˥/
see jie⁴⁵ /tɕie˦˥/
hear veng¹¹ /vəŋ˩˩/
eat seh⁵ /səʔ˥/
drink ieng⁵³ /iəŋ˥˧/
run zeu⁵³ /tsəu˥˧/
sit zuo⁵³ /tsuo˥˧/
stand lieh⁵ /liəʔ˥/

Sources

Han readings compared

Compared with related Sino-Tibetan (Sinitic, Jin — 上党片) languages

Character Jin Chinese (Changzhi)Jin (Shanxi)Lüliang JinJin Chinese (Xinzhou)Datong JinHefei MandarinJianghuai Mandarin
ieh² /iəʔ˨/ ieh² /iəʔ˨/ ieh² /iəʔ˨/ yih⁴ /i˦˥ʔ/ ieh⁴³ /iəʔ˦˧/ yiq⁴ /iʔ˦/ yiq⁵ /iəʔ˥/
er⁴⁵ /ɚ˦˥/ er⁴⁵ /ɚ˦˥/ er⁴⁵ /ɚ˦˥/ er⁴ /ɚ˦˥/ er⁴⁵ /ɚ˦˥/ er⁵³ /ɚ˥˧/ er⁵³ /ɚ˥˧/
san¹¹ /sæ̃˩˩/ san¹¹ /sæ̃˩˩/ san¹¹ /sæ̃˩˩/ sɑ̃¹ /sæ̃˩˩/ san³¹ /sæ̃˧˩/ san²¹ /sæ̃˨˩/ san³³ /sã˧˧/
si⁴⁵ /sɿ˦˥/ si⁴⁵ /sɿ˦˥/ si⁴⁵ /sɿ˦˥/ seh⁴ /səʔ˦˥/ si⁴⁵ /sɿ˦˥/ si⁵³ /sɿ˥˧/ si⁵¹ /sɿ˥˩/
u⁵³ /u˥˧/ u⁵³ /u˥˧/ u⁵³ /u˥˧/ u⁴ /u˥˧/ u⁵³ /u˥˧/ wu²⁴ /u˨˦/ wu³⁵ /u˧˥/
lueh⁵ /luəʔ˥/ lueh⁵ /luəʔ˥/ lueh⁵ /luəʔ˥/ lueh⁴ /luəʔ˦˥/ lueh⁵⁴ /luəʔ˥˦/ luq⁴ /lɤʔ˦/ liuq⁵ /liuʔ˥/
qhieh² /tɕʰiəʔ˨/ qhieh² /tɕʰiəʔ˨/ qhieh² /tɕʰiəʔ˨/ tshyeh⁴ /tɕʰiəʔ˦˥/ qhieh⁴³ /tɕʰiəʔ˦˧/ ciq⁴ /tsʰəʔ˦/ ciq⁵ /tsʰiəʔ˥/
pah² /paʔ˨/ pah² /paʔ˨/ pah² /paʔ˨/ pah⁴ /paʔ˦˥/ pah⁴³ /paʔ˦˧/ baq⁴ /paʔ˦/ paq⁵ /paʔ˥/
jieu⁵³ /tɕiəu˥˧/ jieu⁵³ /tɕiəu˥˧/ jieu⁵³ /tɕiəu˥˧/ jio⁴ /tɕiəu˥˧/ jieu⁵³ /tɕiəu˥˧/ jiu²⁴ /tɕiɯ˨˦/ jiu²¹² /tɕiɤu˨˩˨/
seh⁵ /səʔ˥/ seh⁵ /səʔ˥/ seh⁵ /səʔ˥/ seh⁴ /səʔ˦˥/ seh⁵⁴ /səʔ˥˦/ siq⁴ /səʔ˦/ sheq⁵ /ʂəʔ˥/
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