宜春話

Gan Chinese (Yichun dialect)

Sino-Tibetan (Sinitic, Gan — 宜浏片)

FamilySino-Tibetan (Sinitic, Gan — 宜浏片) Speakers~1,000,000 (Yichun area); ~5,200,000 Gan speakers total ScriptLatin CountriesChina (Jiangxi — Yichun 宜春) Official inNon-official (classified as Chinese dialect in PRC; scholarly debate on independent language status)

CONFIDENCE NOTICE: IPA transcriptions are ESTIMATED based on documented phonological system (5 tones: 25/44/31/213/55; 19 initials; 63-70 rimes; codas /n/ /ŋ/ /ʔ/). Individual word-level data is NOT systematically documented in publicly accessible sources. Tone values follow verified Yichun tone inventory. Colloquial words (e.g. 食 vs 吃 for eat; 日 for sun; 水 for water) selected based on general Gan dialect patterns. Surface forms use characters as employed in this specific Yi- [Provisional - limited documentation; pending native-speaker verification.]

Where it is spoken

20 core words in Gan Chinese (Yichun dialect)

Water

/ʂui̯˨˩˥/

Fire

/hu̯o˨˩˥/

Sun

/ɲɪk̚˧˩/

Moon

/ŋɔk̚˥˥/

Mother

/ma˧˩/

Father

/pa˥˥/

Eat

/tɕɪk̚˧˩/

Drink

/ɬak̚˥/

Love

/ɛ˨˩˥/

Heart

/tɕɪn˥˥/

Tree

/tʂu˨˩˥/

House

/u̯ok̚˧˩/

Dog

/kəu̯˥˥/

Cat

/mau̯˧˩/

Hand

/ʂəu̯˧˧/

Eye

/ŋan˧˩/

Hello

你好

/ni˥˥ hau̯˨˩˥/

Thank you

多謝

/to˥˥ ʂɛ˥˦/

One

/ɪ˧˧/

Good

/hau̯˨˩˥/

Words compared

Compared with related Sino-Tibetan (Sinitic, Gan — 宜浏片) languages

Meaning Gan Chinese (Yichun dialect)Xiang Chinese (Yongzhou dialect)Jianghuai MandarinWuhan MandarinTianjin MandarinGan (Jiangxi)Gan (Jiʼan)
Water /ʂui̯˨˩˥/ /tshui˨˩/ /suei˨˩˦/ /suei˨˩˧/ /ʂwei˨˩˧/ /sui˨˩˧/ /sui˨˩˧/
Fire /hu̯o˨˩˥/ /fu˨˩/ /xuo˨˩˦/ /huo˨˩˧/ /xwo˨˩˧/ /fo˨˩˧/ /fo˨˩˧/
Sun /ɲɪk̚˧˩/ /nit˥˦/ 日头 /ʐəʔ˦˦tʰəu˨˦/ 太阳 /tʰai˥˧iaŋ˨˩˧/ 日头 /ʐʅ˥˩tʰoʊ˨˦/ 日头 /ɲit˥tʰɛu/ 日头 /ɲit˥tʰɛu˨/
Moon /ŋɔk̚˥˥/ /ŋɔ̃˥˦/ 月亮 /yeʔ˥˥liaŋ˦˦/ 月亮 /yɛ˨˩˧liaŋ/ 月亮 /ɥɛ˥˩ljaŋ/ 月光 /ŋyot˥kuɔŋ˦˨/ 月光 /ŋyot˥kuɔŋ˦˨/
Mother /ma˧˩/ /ma˧˥/ /ma˧˧/ 妈妈 /ma˨˩˧ma/ /ma˩˩/ 妈妈 /ma˦˨ma/ 妈妈 /ma˦˨ma˦˨/
Father /pa˥˥/ /pa˧˥/ /pa˥˥/ 爸爸 /pa˨˩˧pa/ /pa˥˩/ 爸爸 /pa˥pa/ 爸爸 /pa˥pa˥/
Eat /tɕɪk̚˧˩/ /tshɪ̚˧˥/ /tʂʰʅ˥˥/ /tʂʰʅ˥˥/ /tʂʰɨ˩˩/ /tɕʰiat˥/ /tɕʰiat˥/
Drink /ɬak̚˥/ /ĩ˨˩/ /xəʔ˥˥/ /xo˥˥/ /xɤ˩˩/ /hot˥/ /hot˥/
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Han readings compared

Compared with related Sino-Tibetan (Sinitic, Gan — 宜浏片) languages

Character Gan Chinese (Yichun dialect)Gan (Jiʼan)Gan Chinese (Fuzhou)Gan (Jiangxi)Gan Chinese (Yingtan)Northeastern MandarinTianjin Mandarin
it¹ /it̚˨˦/ it⁵ /it̚˥/ it⁵ /it̚˥/ it⁵ /it̚˥/ it⁵ /it̚˥/ yi⁵⁵ /i˥˥/ yi²¹ /i˨˩/
ŋ² /ŋ̩˦/ oe²¹ /ɵ˨˩/ oe²¹ /ɵ˨˩/ oe²¹ /ɵ˨˩/ ɛ²¹ /ɛ˨˩/ er⁵³ /ɚ˥˧/ er⁵³ /ɚ˥˧/
san³ /san˧˩/ san⁴² /san˦˨/ san⁴² /san˦˨/ san⁴² /san˦˨/ sã⁴² /sã˦˨/ san⁵⁵ /san˥˥/ san²¹ /sɑn˨˩/
si⁵ /sɿ˥/ si⁴⁵ /sɿ˦˥/ si⁴⁵ /sɿ˦˥/ si⁴⁵ /sɿ˦˥/ sɿ⁴⁵ /sɿ˦˥/ si⁵³ /sɿ˥˧/ si⁵³ /sɿ˥˧/
ŋ⁴ /ŋ̩˨˩˧/ ng²¹³ /ŋ̩˨˩˧/ ng²¹³ /ŋ̩˨˩˧/ ng²¹³ /ŋ̩˨˩˧/ ŋ̩²¹³ /ŋ̩˨˩˧/ wu²¹³ /u˨˩˧/ wu¹³ /u˩˧/
liuq⁵ /liuʔ˥/ liuq⁵ /liuʔ˥/ liuq⁵ /liuʔ˥/ liuq⁵ /liuʔ˥/ liuq⁵ /liuʔ˥/ liu⁵³ /liou˥˧/ liu⁵³ /liou˥˧/
tɕʰit⁵ /tɕʰit̚˥/ qhit⁵ /tɕʰit̚˥/ qhit⁵ /tɕʰit̚˥/ qhit⁵ /tɕʰit̚˥/ tɕʰit⁵ /tɕʰit̚˥/ qi⁵⁵ /tɕʰi˥˥/ qi²¹ /tɕʰi˨˩/
pat¹ /pat̚˨˦/ pat⁵ /pat̚˥/ pat⁵ /pat̚˥/ pat⁵ /pat̚˥/ pat⁵ /pat̚˥/ ba⁵⁵ /pa˥˥/ ba²¹ /pa˨˩/
tɕiu⁴ /tɕiu˨˩˧/ jiu²¹³ /tɕiu˨˩˧/ jiu²¹³ /tɕiu˨˩˧/ jiu²¹³ /tɕiu˨˩˧/ tɕiu²¹³ /tɕiu˨˩˧/ jiu²¹³ /tɕiou˨˩˧/ jiu¹³ /tɕiou˩˧/
sit¹ /sɨt̚˨˦/ sit⁵ /sɨt̚˥/ sit⁵ /sɨt̚˥/ sit⁵ /sɨt̚˥/ sɨt⁵ /sɨt̚˥/ shi³⁵ /ʂʐ̩˧˥/ shi⁴⁵ /ʂʐ̩˦˥/
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