Hengzhou dialect group
E218217
The Hengzhou dialect group is a subgroup of Xiang Chinese spoken primarily in parts of Hunan Province, characterized by its own distinct phonological and lexical features within the Xiang language family.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hengzhou dialect group canonical | 1 |
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dialect group
ⓘ
variety of Xiang Chinese ⓘ |
| differsFrom |
Gan Chinese
ⓘ
Hakka language ⓘ
surface form:
Hakka Chinese
Mandarin Chinese ⓘ Min Chinese ⓘ Wu Chinese ⓘ Yue Chinese ⓘ |
| hasLexicalFeature | distinct vocabulary within Xiang Chinese ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticClassification | Chinese dialect ⓘ |
| hasMutualIntelligibility | partially mutually intelligible with other Xiang dialects ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
distinct phonological system within Xiang Chinese
ⓘ
tone system characteristic of Xiang Chinese ⓘ |
| hasSociolinguisticRole | marker of local identity in parts of Hunan ⓘ |
| hasStatus | primarily spoken, not an official language ⓘ |
| hasType | regional dialect ⓘ |
| isSpokenPrimarilyBy | native speakers of Xiang Chinese in parts of Hunan ⓘ |
| languageBranch | Sinitic ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Sino-Tibetan languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Sino-Tibetan
|
| partOf | Xiang language family ⓘ |
| region | central-southern China ⓘ |
| sharesFeaturesWith | other Xiang Chinese dialects ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Hunan Province
ⓘ
China ⓘ
surface form:
People's Republic of China
|
| subgroupOf |
Chinese language
ⓘ
Sinitic languages ⓘ Xiang Chinese ⓘ |
| usedIn | informal oral communication ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Chinese characters ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.