Gan language facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Gan
贛語/赣语 Gon ua
Gan ua (Gan) written in Chinese characters
Native to	China
Region	central and northern Jiangxi, eastern Hunan, eastern Hubei, southern Anhui, northwest Fujian
Ethnicity	Gan people (Han Chinese)
Native speakers	22 million  (2007)ne2007
Language family	Sino-Tibetan Sinitic Gan
Early forms:	Old Chinese Eastern Han Chinese Middle Chinese Gan
Linguasphere	79-AAA-f
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Gan is the language of Jiangxi and some others provinces in China.

It is spoken by 20 to 50 million people in southern China.

Gan has 9 dialects, and Nangchang dialect is representative.

dialects

• Chang-Jing (昌靖片)
• Yi-Liu (宜瀏片)
• Ji-Cha (吉茶片)
• Fu-Guang (撫廣片)
• Ying-Yi (鷹弋片)
• Da-Tong (大通片）
• Lei-Zi (耒資片）
• Dong-Sui (洞綏片）
• Huai-Yue (懷嶽片）

Images for kids

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  The main areas of Gan languages in Mainland China.

See also

In Spanish: Chino gan para niños