Xiang Chinese (Yongzhou)

Xiang Chinese (Yongzhou dialect)

Sino-Tibetan (Sinitic, Xiang — 永全片)

FamilySino-Tibetan (Sinitic, Xiang — 永全片) Speakers~36 million (Xiang total); Yongzhou subdialect: ~500,000-1,000,000 (estimated, within Yong ScriptLatin CountriesChina (Hunan — Yongzhou 永州) Official inNot official. Regional dialect; Putonghua (Mandarin) is the official standard. Some local dialect preservation efforts in Hunan, b

RESEARCH STATUS: Xiang Chinese (Yongzhou) `hsn_yz` is NOT currently documented in the LangMap WordMap database. The parent code `hsn` (Xiang/Hunan) exists with basic metadata (name, native name, coordinates: 28.20°N 112.97°E centered on Changsha), but lacks detailed word data for any Xiang subdialect including Yongzhou. CURRENT DATABASE STATE: - File: /home/jounlai/langmap/wordmap_data.js, line 1869: Xiang (`hsn`) registered with metadata only - No word entries (water, fir [Provisional - limited documentation; pending native-speaker verification.]

Where it is spoken

20 core words in Xiang Chinese (Yongzhou dialect)

Water

/tshui˨˩/

Fire

/fu˨˩/

Sun

/nit˥˦/

Moon

/ŋɔ̃˥˦/

Mother

/ma˧˥/

Father

/pa˧˥/

Eat

/tshɪ̚˧˥/

Drink

/ĩ˨˩/

Love

/oi˧˥/

Heart

/sim˨˩˧/

Tree

/tshɯ˧˥˩/

House

/uʔ˥/

Dog

/kau˧˥/

Cat

/mau˨˩˧/

Hand

/tʂu˨˩˧/

Eye

/ŋã˨˩/

Hello

你好

/ni˨˩ hau˨˩/

Thank you

謝謝

/tshia˧˥ tshia˧˥/

One

/it˥˦/

Good

/hau˨˩/

Words compared

Compared with related Sino-Tibetan (Sinitic, Xiang — 永全片) languages

Meaning Xiang Chinese (Yongzhou dialect)Gan (Jiangxi)Gan Chinese (Yichun dialect)Gan (Jiʼan)TaishaneseHainaneseEastern Min
Water /tshui˨˩/ /sui˨˩˧/ /ʂui̯˨˩˥/ /sui˨˩˧/ /ɬui˧˧/ /zui˨˩˧/ /tsui˧˩/
Fire /fu˨˩/ /fo˨˩˧/ /hu̯o˨˩˥/ /fo˨˩˧/ /fɔ˥˥/ /hə˨˩˧/ /huoi˧˩/
Sun /nit˥˦/ 日头 /ɲit˥tʰɛu/ /ɲɪk̚˧˩/ 日头 /ɲit˥tʰɛu˨/ 日头 /ɲit˨˨heu˧˧/ 日头 /dit˨˨tʰau˨˦/ 日头 /niʔ˧˧tʰau˧˧/
Moon /ŋɔ̃˥˦/ 月光 /ŋyot˥kuɔŋ˦˨/ /ŋɔk̚˥˥/ 月光 /ŋyot˥kuɔŋ˦˨/ 月光 /ɲut˧˧kwɔŋ˨˨/ /ŋet˨˨/ 月光 /ŋuoʔ˨˦kuoŋ˥˥/
Mother /ma˧˥/ 妈妈 /ma˦˨ma/ /ma˧˩/ 妈妈 /ma˦˨ma˦˨/ 阿妈 /a˧˧ma˥˥/ /bo˨˩˧/ 依妈 /i˥˥ma˧˧/
Father /pa˧˥/ 爸爸 /pa˥pa/ /pa˥˥/ 爸爸 /pa˥pa˥/ 阿爸 /a˧˧pa˥˥/ /ba˨˨/ 依爸 /i˥˥pa˥˥/
Eat /tshɪ̚˧˥/ /tɕʰiat˥/ /tɕɪk̚˧˩/ /tɕʰiat˥/ /ɬik˧˧/ /tʰeʔ˥˥/ /sieʔ˨˦/
Drink /ĩ˨˩/ /hot˥/ /ɬak̚˥/ /hot˥/ /ɲim˧˧/ /lim˨˦/ /tsoʔ˨˦/
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