吉安贛語

Gan (Jiʼan)

Sino-Tibetan (Sinitic, Gan — 吉茶片)

FamilySino-Tibetan (Sinitic, Gan — 吉茶片) SpeakersNot separately documented; estimated 500K-1M (Jiʼan prefecture subpopulation of ~4.6M, dia ScriptLatin CountriesChina (Jiangxi — Jiʼan 吉安) Official inNo (regional/colloquial only; not official in any jurisdiction)

gan_ja (Gan Jiʼan) is not currently documented in the LangMap database. The repository contains only general Gan (Jiangxi) with code 'gan', reflecting Nanchang prestige norms. Jiʼan (吉安, Ganzhou region, southern Jiangxi) would be a sub-regional variant but lacks published phonological documentation in accessible sources. Data below represents best estimates based on general Gan phonology with Jiʼan geographic markers; individual word readings may differ from prestige norms. I [Provisional - limited documentation; pending native-speaker verification.]

Where it is spoken

20 core words in Gan (Jiʼan)

Water

/sui˨˩˧/

Fire

/fo˨˩˧/

Sun

日头

/ɲit˥tʰɛu˨/

Moon

月光

/ŋyot˥kuɔŋ˦˨/

Mother

妈妈

/ma˦˨ma˦˨/

Father

爸爸

/pa˥pa˥/

Eat

/tɕʰiat˥/

Drink

/hot˥/

Love

/ŋoi˨˩/

Heart

/ɕin˦˨/

Tree

/ɕu˨˩/

House

/uk˥/

Dog

/keu˨˩˧/

Cat

/mau˦˨/

Hand

/ɕeu˨˩˧/

Eye

眼睛

/ŋan˨˩tsin˦˨/

Hello

你好

/n̩˨˩hau˨˩˧/

Thank you

谢谢

/ɕia˨˩ɕia/

One

/it˥/

Good

/hau˨˩˧/

Words compared

Compared with related Sino-Tibetan (Sinitic, Gan — 吉茶片) languages

Meaning Gan (Jiʼan)Gan (Jiangxi)Sichuan MandarinWuhan MandarinTianjin MandarinJianghuai MandarinXiang (Hengyang)
Water /sui˨˩˧/ /sui˨˩˧/ /suei˨˩˧/ /suei˨˩˧/ /ʂwei˨˩˧/ /suei˨˩˦/ /ɕyei˥˩/
Fire /fo˨˩˧/ /fo˨˩˧/ /xo˨˩˧/ /huo˨˩˧/ /xwo˨˩˧/ /xuo˨˩˦/ /xo˥˩/
Sun 日头 /ɲit˥tʰɛu˨/ 日头 /ɲit˥tʰɛu/ 太阳 /tʰai˥˩iaŋ˧˥/ 太阳 /tʰai˥˧iaŋ˨˩˧/ 日头 /ʐʅ˥˩tʰoʊ˨˦/ 日头 /ʐəʔ˦˦tʰəu˨˦/ 太陽 /tʰai˥˩ iaŋ˥˩/
Moon 月光 /ŋyot˥kuɔŋ˦˨/ 月光 /ŋyot˥kuɔŋ˦˨/ 月亮 /ye˨˩liaŋ˥˩/ 月亮 /yɛ˨˩˧liaŋ/ 月亮 /ɥɛ˥˩ljaŋ/ 月亮 /yeʔ˥˥liaŋ˦˦/ 月亮 /ye˨˩ liaŋ˥˩/
Mother 妈妈 /ma˦˨ma˦˨/ 妈妈 /ma˦˨ma/ 妈妈 /mama/ 妈妈 /ma˨˩˧ma/ /ma˩˩/ /ma˧˧/ 媽媽 /ma˥˩ ma˥˩/
Father 爸爸 /pa˥pa˥/ 爸爸 /pa˥pa/ 爸爸 /papa/ 爸爸 /pa˨˩˧pa/ /pa˥˩/ /pa˥˥/ 爸爸 /pa˨˩ pa˥˩/
Eat /tɕʰiat˥/ /tɕʰiat˥/ /tsʰɨ˧˥/ /tʂʰʅ˥˥/ /tʂʰɨ˩˩/ /tʂʰʅ˥˥/ /tɕʰi˨˩/
Drink /hot˥/ /hot˥/ /xo˧˥/ /xo˥˥/ /xɤ˩˩/ /xəʔ˥˥/ /xo˨˩/
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Han readings compared

Compared with related Sino-Tibetan (Sinitic, Gan — 吉茶片) languages

Character Gan (Jiʼan)Gan Chinese (Fuzhou)Gan (Jiangxi)Gan Chinese (Yingtan)Gan Chinese (Yichun dialect)Northeastern MandarinJianghuai Mandarin
it⁵ /it̚˥/ it⁵ /it̚˥/ it⁵ /it̚˥/ it⁵ /it̚˥/ it¹ /it̚˨˦/ yi⁵⁵ /i˥˥/ yiq⁵ /iəʔ˥/
oe²¹ /ɵ˨˩/ oe²¹ /ɵ˨˩/ oe²¹ /ɵ˨˩/ ɛ²¹ /ɛ˨˩/ ŋ² /ŋ̩˦/ er⁵³ /ɚ˥˧/ er⁵³ /ɚ˥˧/
san⁴² /san˦˨/ san⁴² /san˦˨/ san⁴² /san˦˨/ sã⁴² /sã˦˨/ san³ /san˧˩/ san⁵⁵ /san˥˥/ san³³ /sã˧˧/
si⁴⁵ /sɿ˦˥/ si⁴⁵ /sɿ˦˥/ si⁴⁵ /sɿ˦˥/ sɿ⁴⁵ /sɿ˦˥/ si⁵ /sɿ˥/ si⁵³ /sɿ˥˧/ si⁵¹ /sɿ˥˩/
ng²¹³ /ŋ̩˨˩˧/ ng²¹³ /ŋ̩˨˩˧/ ng²¹³ /ŋ̩˨˩˧/ ŋ̩²¹³ /ŋ̩˨˩˧/ ŋ⁴ /ŋ̩˨˩˧/ wu²¹³ /u˨˩˧/ wu³⁵ /u˧˥/
liuq⁵ /liuʔ˥/ liuq⁵ /liuʔ˥/ liuq⁵ /liuʔ˥/ liuq⁵ /liuʔ˥/ liuq⁵ /liuʔ˥/ liu⁵³ /liou˥˧/ liuq⁵ /liuʔ˥/
qhit⁵ /tɕʰit̚˥/ qhit⁵ /tɕʰit̚˥/ qhit⁵ /tɕʰit̚˥/ tɕʰit⁵ /tɕʰit̚˥/ tɕʰit⁵ /tɕʰit̚˥/ qi⁵⁵ /tɕʰi˥˥/ ciq⁵ /tsʰiəʔ˥/
pat⁵ /pat̚˥/ pat⁵ /pat̚˥/ pat⁵ /pat̚˥/ pat⁵ /pat̚˥/ pat¹ /pat̚˨˦/ ba⁵⁵ /pa˥˥/ baq⁵ /paʔ˥/
jiu²¹³ /tɕiu˨˩˧/ jiu²¹³ /tɕiu˨˩˧/ jiu²¹³ /tɕiu˨˩˧/ tɕiu²¹³ /tɕiu˨˩˧/ tɕiu⁴ /tɕiu˨˩˧/ jiu²¹³ /tɕiou˨˩˧/ jiu²¹² /tɕiɤu˨˩˨/
sit⁵ /sɨt̚˥/ sit⁵ /sɨt̚˥/ sit⁵ /sɨt̚˥/ sɨt⁵ /sɨt̚˥/ sit¹ /sɨt̚˨˦/ shi³⁵ /ʂʐ̩˧˥/ sheq⁵ /ʂəʔ˥/
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