Native to China ISO 639-6 cagj Linguasphere 79-AAA-fad | Region Northwestern Jiangxi Glottolog chan1317 | |
Language family Sino-Tibetan
Sinitic
Chinese
Gan–Hakka
Gan Chinese
Chang-Du | ||
Chang-Du or Chang-Jing dialect, sometimes called Nanchang dialect (simplified Chinese: 南昌话; traditional Chinese: 南昌話; pinyin: nánchāng huà) after its principal variety, is a dialect of Gan Chinese. It is named after Nanchang and Duchang County, and is spoken in those areas as well as in Xinjian, Anyi, Yongxiu, De'an, Xingzi, Hukou, and bordering regions in Jiangxi and in Pingjiang County, Hunan.
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Phonetics and phonology
The Nanchang variety will be taken as representative.
Finals
The finals of the Nanchang dialect are:
Tones
Nanchang has 5 tones, which are neutralized before a syllable-final stop.
References
Chang-Du dialect Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA