Xiang
E798334
Xiang is a major group of Chinese dialects spoken primarily in Hunan province, known for preserving many archaic features of Middle Chinese.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese dialect group
ⓘ
Sinitic language variety ⓘ |
| alternativeName | Hunanese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| classificationAccordingTo | classified as a primary branch of Chinese by many Chinese dialectologists ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| geographicCore | Xiang River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| GlottologCode | xian1251 ⓘ |
| hasDialectGroup |
Chang-Yi dialect subgroup
ⓘ
Chen-Xu dialect subgroup ⓘ Hengzhou dialect subgroup NERFINISHED ⓘ Lou-Shao dialect subgroup ⓘ Loudi Xiang NERFINISHED ⓘ New Xiang NERFINISHED ⓘ Old Xiang NERFINISHED ⓘ Yong-Quan dialect subgroup ⓘ |
| hasStandardVariety | Changsha Xiang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubgroup |
Loudi Xiang
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Xiang NERFINISHED ⓘ Old Xiang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalCenter | Hunan province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ISO639_3Code | hsn ⓘ |
| knownFor | preserving many archaic features of Middle Chinese ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Sino-Tibetan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linguisticStatus | major Chinese dialect group ⓘ |
| majorCityDialect |
Changsha dialect
ⓘ
Hengyang dialect ⓘ Loudi dialect NERFINISHED ⓘ Xiangtan dialect ⓘ Zhuzhou dialect NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mutualIntelligibilityWith |
limited mutual intelligibility with Gan Chinese
ⓘ
limited mutual intelligibility with Southwestern Mandarin ⓘ limited mutual intelligibility with Standard Mandarin ⓘ |
| nameEtymology | named after the Xiang River in Hunan ⓘ |
| phonologicalFeature |
complex tone system
ⓘ
partial retention of voiced obstruent initials in some varieties ⓘ relatively conservative initial consonant system in Old Xiang ⓘ |
| preservesFeatureFrom | Middle Chinese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRegion | Hunan province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Guizhou province NERFINISHED ⓘ Hubei province NERFINISHED ⓘ Hunan province NERFINISHED ⓘ Jiangxi province NERFINISHED ⓘ Sichuan province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subfamily | Sinitic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tonalLanguage | true ⓘ |
| usedByEthnicGroup | Han Chinese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Chinese characters ⓘ |
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