Xuanzhou Wu Chinese
| Xuanzhou Wu | |
|---|---|
| Native to | People's Republic of China |
| Region | Southern Anhui and bordering areas |
| Speakers | 3.38 million (2012)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
| Glottolog | xuan1238 |
| Linguasphere | 79-AAA-dc (Tai-gao)
+ 79-AAA-dd (Tong-jing) + 79-AAA-de (Shi-ling) (together comprising parts of "remnant" west-Wu or Xuan-zhou) |
Xuanzhou Wu (Chinese: 宣州吳語; pinyin: Xuānzhōu Wúyǔ) is the western Wu Chinese language, spoken in and around Xuancheng, Anhui province. The language has declined since the Taiping Rebellion, with an influx of Mandarin-speaking immigrants from north of the Yangtze River.
Dialects
Xuancheng dialect is representative.
- Xuancheng
- Tong–Jing[2][3]
- Tongling dialect
- Jing County dialect
- Dunchang dialect
- Fanchang dialect
- Hui-Shui dialect
- Maijie dialect
- Maya dialect
- Qidu dialect
- Qingyi dialect
- Shu-Xi dialect
- Shuiyang dialect
- Shu-Xi dialect
- Tongling dialect
- Shi–Ling[2][3]
- Shitai dialect
- Lingyang (陵阳) dialect
- Gui-Chi dialect
- Huang-Shan dialect
- Jing-Xian dialect
- Qing-Yang dialect
- Tai–Gao[2][3]
- Taiping dialect
- Gaochun dialect
- etc.
References
- ^ Li, Rong (2012), 中國語言地圖集 [Language Atlas of China] (in Chinese) (2 ed.), The Commercial Press, p. 104, ISBN 978-7-100-07054-6.
- ^ a b c Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian (2025). "Glottolog 5.2 - Xuanzhou". Glottolog. Retrieved 2026-02-17.
- ^ a b c Dalby, David (2000). Roth, Jens Rainer (ed.). "79-AAA-d Wu". hortensj-garden.org. Retrieved 2026-02-17.