兰银官话

Lanyin Mandarin

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Lanyin Mandarin (Lanzhou) — northwestern Mandarin in Gansu. Retroflex initials present but reduced, signature heavy use of the suffix -zi, and tonal patterns closer to Zhongyuan than to Beijing.

Where it is spoken

Han character readings in Lanyin Mandarin

Character Meaning Reading Form IPA
one yi¹³ /i˩˧/
two er¹³ /ɚ˩˧/
three san³¹ /sã˧˩/
four si¹³ /sɿ˩˧/
five wu⁴⁴² /u˦˦˨/
six liu¹³ /liou˩˧/
seven qi¹³ /tɕʰi˩˧/
eight ba¹³ /pa˩˧/
nine jiu⁴⁴² /tɕiou˦˦˨/
ten shi⁵³ /ʂʅ˥˧/
sun ri¹³ /ʐɿ˩˧/
moon yue¹³ /ye˩˧/
mountain shan³¹ /sæ̃˧˩/
water fei⁴⁴² /fei˦˦˨/
fire huo⁴⁴² /xuə˦˦˨/
tree mu¹³ /mu˩˧/
soil tu⁴⁴² /tʰu˦˦˨/
sky tian³¹ /tʰĩ˧˩/
ground di¹³ /ti˩˧/
sea hai⁴⁴² /xæ˦˦˨/
dragon long⁵³ /luŋ˥˧/
tiger hu⁴⁴² /xu˦˦˨/
dog quan⁴⁴² /tɕʰyẽ˦˦˨/
horse ma⁴⁴² /ma˦˦˨/
bird niao⁴⁴² /niɔ˦˦˨/
fish yu⁵³ /y˥˧/
ox niu⁵³ /niou˥˧/
sheep yang⁵³ /iaŋ˥˧/
cat mao³¹ /mau˧˩/
person ren⁵³ /ʐəŋ˥˧/
hand fou⁴⁴² /fou˦˦˨/
foot zu¹³ /tsu˩˧/
eye mu¹³ /mu˩˧/
ear er⁴⁴² /ɚ˦˦˨/
mouth kou⁴⁴² /kʰou˦˦˨/
head tou⁵³ /tʰəu˥˧/
heart xin³¹ /ɕiŋ˧˩/
blood xue¹³ /ɕyə˩˧/
meat rou¹³ /ʐəu˩˧/
up shang¹³ /ʂɑ̃˩˧/
down xia¹³ /ɕia˩˧/
middle zhong³¹ /tʂuŋ˧˩/
hit zhong¹³ /tʂuŋ˩˧/
center yang³¹ /iaŋ˧˩/
left zuo⁴⁴² /tsuo˦˦˨/
right you¹³ /iou˩˧/
east dong³¹ /tũ˧˩/
西 west xi³¹ /ɕi˧˩/
south nan⁵³ /nã˥˧/
north bei¹³ /pə˩˧/
go xing⁵³ /ɕin˥˧/
row hang⁵³ /xã˥˧/
come lai⁵³ /lɛ˥˧/
leave qu¹³ /tɕʰy˩˧/
see jian¹³ /tɕiɛ̃˩˧/
hear ven⁵³ /vɛ̃˥˧/
eat shi⁵³ /ʂʐ̩˥˧/
drink yin⁴⁴² /ĩ˦˦˨/
run zou⁴⁴² /tsɤu˦˦˨/
sit zuo¹³ /tsuə˩˧/
stand li¹³ /li˩˧/

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Words compared

Compared with related Sinitic (Mandarin, Lan-Yin) languages

Meaning Lanyin MandarinXi'an MandarinTianjin MandarinZhongyuan MandarinKunming MandarinChengdu MandarinKaifeng Mandarin
Water /sui˥˧/ /fei˥˧/ /ʂwei˩˧/ /suei˥˥/ /suei˥˧/ /suei˥˧/ /ʂuei˥˧/
Fire /xo˥˧/ /xuo˥˧/ /xwo˨˩˧/ /xuo˥˧/ /xo˥˧/ /xo˥˧/ /xuo˥˧/
Sun 日头 /ʐɨ˨˦tʰəu˨˦/ 日头 /ʐɿ˥˥tʰou˨˦/ 日头 /ʐʅ˥˩tʰoʊ˨˦/ 太阳 /tʰai˨˩iaŋ˨˩˧/ 太阳 /tʰæ˨˩˨iaŋ˧˩/ 太阳 /tʰai˨˩˧iaŋ˨˩/ 日头 /ʐəɻ˧˩˨tʰou˦˨/
Moon 月亮 /yɛ˦˦ljaŋ/ 月亮 /ye˥˥liaŋ˨˩/ 月亮 /ɥɛ˥˩ljaŋ/ 月亮 /yɛ˨˦liaŋ/ 月亮 /ye˧˩liaŋ˨˩˨/ 月亮 /ye˨˩lia̠ŋ˨˩˧/ 月亮 /yɛ˦˨liaŋ˧˩˨/
Star /ɕiŋ˧˩/ /ɕiŋ˨˩/ /ɕiŋ˨˩/ /ɕiŋ˨˦/ /ɕĩ˦/ /ɕin˦˥/ /ɕiŋ˨˦/
Mother /ma˧˧/ /ma˨˩/ /ma˩˩/ 妈妈 /ma˨˦ma/ /ma˦˦/ 妈妈 /ma˥ma/ /ma˨˦/
Father /pa˥˧/ /pa˥˥/ /pa˥˩/ 爸爸 /pa˨˩˧pa/ /tie˦˦/ 爸爸 /pa˨˩˧pa/ /tiɛ˨˦/
I /vɤ˥˧/ /ŋɤ˥˧/ /wo˩˧/ /uo˥˧/ /ŋo˥˧/ /ŋo˥˧/ /uo˥/
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Han readings compared

Character Lanyin MandarinNortheastern MandarinTianjin MandarinNanjing MandarinWuhan MandarinJiao-Liao MandarinJinan Mandarin
yi¹³ /i˩˧/ yi⁵⁵ /i˥˥/ yi²¹ /i˨˩/ yiq⁵ /iʔ˥/ yi²¹³ /i˨˩˧/ yi⁵⁵ /i˥˥/ yi²¹³ /i˨˩˧/
er¹³ /ɚ˩˧/ er⁵³ /ɚ˥˧/ er⁵³ /ɚ˥˧/ er⁴⁴ /ɚ˦˦/ er³⁵ /ɚ˧˥/ er⁵³ /ɚ˥˧/ er²¹ /ɚ˨˩/
san³¹ /sã˧˩/ san⁵⁵ /san˥˥/ san²¹ /sɑn˨˩/ san³¹ /sã˧˩/ san⁵⁵ /san˥˥/ san²¹³ /sã˨˩˧/ san²¹³ /sã˨˩˧/
si¹³ /sɿ˩˧/ si⁵³ /sɿ˥˧/ si⁵³ /sɿ˥˧/ si⁴⁴ /sɿ˦˦/ si³⁵ /sɿ˧˥/ si⁵³ /sɿ˥˧/ si²¹ /sɿ˨˩/
wu⁴⁴² /u˦˦˨/ wu²¹³ /u˨˩˧/ wu¹³ /u˩˧/ wu²¹² /u˨˩˨/ wu⁴² /u˦˨/ wu⁵⁵ /u˥˥/ wu⁵⁵ /u˥˥/
liu¹³ /liou˩˧/ liu⁵³ /liou˥˧/ liu⁵³ /liou˥˧/ loq⁵ /loʔ˥/ nou²¹³ /nəu˨˩˧/ liou⁵³ /liou˥˧/ lou²¹ /lou˨˩/
qi¹³ /tɕʰi˩˧/ qi⁵⁵ /tɕʰi˥˥/ qi²¹ /tɕʰi˨˩/ ciq⁵ /tsʰiʔ˥/ qi²¹³ /tɕʰi˨˩˧/ qi⁵⁵ /tɕʰi˥˥/ qi²¹³ /tɕʰi˨˩˧/
ba¹³ /pa˩˧/ ba⁵⁵ /pa˥˥/ ba²¹ /pa˨˩/ baq⁵ /paʔ˥/ ba²¹³ /pa˨˩˧/ ba⁵⁵ /pa˥˥/ ba²¹³ /pa˨˩˧/
jiu⁴⁴² /tɕiou˦˦˨/ jiu²¹³ /tɕiou˨˩˧/ jiu¹³ /tɕiou˩˧/ jiu²¹² /tɕiəu˨˩˨/ jiu⁴² /tɕiəu˦˨/ jiu⁵⁵ /tɕiou˥˥/ jiu⁵⁵ /tɕiou˥˥/
shi⁵³ /ʂʅ˥˧/ shi³⁵ /ʂʐ̩˧˥/ shi⁴⁵ /ʂʐ̩˦˥/ seq⁵ /ʂəʔ˥/ si²¹³ /sɿ˨˩˧/ shi⁴² /ʂʐ̩˦˨/ shi⁴² /ʂʐ̩˦˨/
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