婺源话

Wuyuan Hui

Sino-Tibetan (Sinitic, Hui — 祁婺片)

FamilySino-Tibetan (Sinitic, Hui — 祁婺片) Speakers~150–200K (Wuyuan county) ScriptSimplified Chinese CountriesChina (Jiangxi — Wuyuan 婺源) Official inNo (regional variety; speakers code: czh_wy proposed but not yet officially adopted in langmap)

Wuyuan Hui (婺源徽语) is the Hui Chinese variety spoken in Wuyuan County, northeastern Jiangxi, a county historically belonging to the Huizhou cultural region. The second edition of the Language Atlas of China groups it with Qimen in the Qi–Wu branch of Hui Chinese, revising older classifications that placed Wuyuan in the Xiu–Yi branch. Speech varies within the county, and field studies of localities such as Shichun document phonological systems distinct from both Standard Mandarin and other Hui varieties. Like Hui Chinese more broadly, Wuyuan speech lies in a transition zone among Wu, Gan, and Lower Yangtze Mandarin and shows layered contact effects in pronunciation and vocabulary. It is generally written with standard Chinese characters, has no separate official status, and is increasingly used alongside Standard Mandarin.

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87 core words in Wuyuan Hui

Water

水

ɕy˨

Fire

火

xo˨

Sun

日头

ȵi˥˩ tʰɑ˩˩

Moon

月光

ȵiø˥˩ kuɑ̃˦˦

Star

星

sɔ̃˦˦

Night

夜里

iɛ˥˩ li˧˩

Rain

雨

y˧˩

Snow

雪

sɛ˥˩

Wind

风

fɔm˦˦

Earth

土

tʰu˨

Stone

石头

sɔ˥˩ tʰɑ˩˩

Mountain

山

som˦˦

Sea

海

xɤ˨

Mother

姆妈

m̩˧˩ mɑ˨

Father

爸

pɑ˦˦

Daughter

女

li˧˩

I

我

ŋo˧˩

You

尔

n̩˧˩

We

—

—

Name

名字

mɔ̃˩˩ tsʰɿ˥˩

Head

头

tʰɑ˩˩

Eye

眼睛

ŋɐin˧˩ tsɔ̃˦˦

Ear

耳朵

ø˧˩ to˨

Nose

鼻

pʰi˥˩

Mouth

嘴

tsi˨

Tooth

牙

ŋo˩˩

Tongue

舌

tsʰɛ˥˩

Hand

手

sɑ˨

Heart

心

sɐin˦˦

Bone

骨

kɤ˥˩

Blood

血

ɕiø˥˩

Poop

屎

ɕi˨

Love

爱

vɤ˧˥

Tree

树

ɕy˥˩

Dog

狗

tɕiɑ˨

Cat

猫

miɑ̃˦˦

Fish

鱼

ȵy˩˩

Bird

鸟

liɔ˧˩

Butterfly

蒲翼

pʰu˩˩ iɔ˥˩

Bear

熊

ɕiɔm˩˩

Horse

马

mo˧˩

House

屋

vu˥˩

Honey

蜂蜜

fɔm˦˦ mi˥˩

Salt

盐

ĩ˩˩

Rice

米

mi˧˩

Iron

铁

tʰɛ˥˩

Silk

丝

sɿ˦˦

Book

书

ɕy˦˦

Eat

吃

tɕʰiɔ˥˩

Drink

—

—

Sleep

睏

kʰuɐin˧˥

One

一

iɑ˥˩

Two

二

ø˥˩

Three

三

sum˦˦

Four

四

sɿ˧˥

Five

五

vu˧˩

Hundred

百

pɔ˥˩

Hello

—

—

Thank you

—

—

Good

好

xɔ˨

New

新

sɐin˦˦

Red

红

xɔm˩˩

White

白

pʰɔ˥˩

Black

黑

ɕiɔ˥˩

Green

绿

lɑ˥˩

Blue

蓝

lum˩˩

Computer

电脑

tʰĩ˥˩ lɔ˧˩

Sushi

寿司

sɑ˥˩ sɿ˦˦

Tea

茶

tsʰo˩˩

Sugar

糖

tʰɑ̃˩˩

Orange

橙

tsʰɔ̃˩˩

Sources

Words compared

Compared with languages in the same classification: Sino-Tibetan (Sinitic, Hui — 祁婺片)

Meaning Wuyuan HuiHui ChineseXiangGanHengyang XiangHakka ChineseJiʼan Gan
Water 水 /ɕy˨/ 水 /ɕy˧˩/ 水 /ɕyei˦˩/ 水 /sui˨˩˧/ 水 /ɕy˧˧/ 水 /sui˧˩/ 水 /suei˥˧/
Fire 火 /xo˨/ 火 /xo˧˩/ 火 /xo˦˩/ 火 /fo˨˩˧/ 火 /xo˧˧/ 火 /fo˧˩/ 火 /fo˥˧/
Sun 日头 /ȵi˥˩ tʰɑ˩˩/ 日头 /ȵie˩˩ tʰiu˦˦/ 太阳 /tʰai˦˥ ian˩˧/ 日头 /ȵit˥ tʰɛu/ 日头 /ɕi˩˩˨ təu˩˩˨/ 日头 /ŋit˩ tʰeu˩˩/ 日头 /lɛ˧˧˦ tʰɛu˩˩/
Moon 月光 /ȵiø˥˩ kuɑ̃˦˦/ 月光 /ȵyɛ˩˩ kau˩˩/ 月亮 /ye˨˦ liæn˨˩/ 月光 /ȵyot˨ kuɔŋ˦˨/ 月光 /ye˩˩˨ kuan˦˦˥/ 月光 /ŋiat˥ kuoŋ˦/ 月光 /yɛ˧˧˦ kuɔŋ˧˧˦/
Star 星 /sɔ̃˦˦/ 星 /sɛ˩˩/ 星子 /ɕin˧˧ tsɿ/ 星子 /ɕiaŋ˦˨ tsɿ/ 星子 /ɕin˦˦˥ tsɿ/ 星仔 /sen˦ ne˧˩/ 星光 /ɕiaŋ˧˧˦ kuɔŋ˧˧˦/
Night 夜里 /iɛ˥˩ li˧˩/ 夜里 /ia˩˩ li˨˦/ 夜里 /ia˨˩ li˦˩/ 夜里 /ia˨˩ li˨˩˧/ 夜里 /ia˨˩˧ ti˧˧/ 暗晡夜 /am˥˧ pu˦ ia˥˧/ 夜里 /ia˨˩˦ li˥˧/
Rain 雨 /y˧˩/ 雨 /y˨˦/ 雨 /y˦˩/ 雨 /y˨˩˧/ 雨 /y˧˧/ 雨 /i˧˩/ 雨 /y˥˧/
Snow 雪 /sɛ˥˩/ 雪 /siɛ˥/ 雪 /ɕye˨˦/ 雪 /ɕyot˥/ 雪 /ɕye˨˨/ 雪 /siet˩/ 雪 /ɕyɛ˧˧˦/
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Han readings compared

Compared with languages in the same classification: Sino-Tibetan (Sinitic, Hui — 祁婺片)

Character Wuyuan HuiLiuzhou MandarinKunming MandarinLoudi XiangMeixian HakkaHui ChineseChongqing Mandarin
一 iɑ⁵¹ /iɑ˥˩/ yi³¹ /i˧˩/ yi³¹ /i˧˩/ i¹³ /i˩˧/ yit /jit̚˩/ iʔ²¹ /iʔ˨˩/ yi²¹ /i˨˩/
二 ø⁵¹ /ø˥˩/ er²⁴ /ɚ˨˦/ er²¹² /ɚ˨˩˨/ eu¹¹ /ɤ˩˩/ ngì /ŋi˥˧/ ɛ²² /ɛ˨˨/ er²¹⁴ /ɚ˨˩˦/
三 sum⁴⁴ /sum˦˦/ san⁴⁴ /san˦˦/ san⁴⁴ /sã˦˦/ sann⁴⁴ /sã̠˦˦/ sâm /sam˦˦/ sɛ³¹ /sɛ˧˩/ san⁵⁵ /san˥˥/
四 sɿ³⁵ /sɿ˧˥/ si²⁴ /sɿ˨˦/ si²¹² /sɿ˨˩˨/ sr³⁵ /sz̩˧˥/ sì /sɿ˥˧/ sɿ³²⁴ /sɿ˧˨˦/ si²¹⁴ /sɿ˨˩˦/
五 vu³¹ /vu˧˩/ wu⁵³ /u˥˧/ wu⁵³ /u˥˧/ u⁴² /u˦˨/ ńg /ŋ̍˧˩/ u³⁵ /u˧˥/ wu⁴² /u˦˨/
六 lɑ⁵¹ /lɑ˥˩/ lou³¹ /lou˧˩/ liu³¹ /liu˧˩/ lu³⁵ /lɤu̯˧˥/ liu̍k /liuk̚˥/ lo²² /lo˨˨/ liu²¹ /liəu˨˩/
七 tsʰɑ⁵¹ /tsʰɑ˥˩/ ci³¹ /tsʰi˧˩/ qi³¹ /tɕʰi˧˩/ ci¹³ /tsʰi˩˧/ chhit /tsʰit̚˩/ tsʰiʔ²¹ /tsʰiʔ˨˩/ qi²¹ /tɕʰi˨˩/
八 po⁵¹ /po˥˩/ ba³¹ /pa˧˩/ ba³¹ /pa˧˩/ ba¹³ /pa̠˩˧/ pat /pat̚˩/ paʔ²¹ /paʔ˨˩/ ba²¹ /pa˨˩/
九 tɕiɑ² /tɕiɑ˨/ jiu⁵³ /tɕiou˥˧/ jiu⁵³ /tɕiou˥˧/ jiou⁴² /tɕi̯ʊ˦˨/ kiú /kiu˧˩/ tɕiu³⁵ /tɕiu˧˥/ jiu⁴² /tɕiəu˦˨/
十 sɑ⁵¹ /sɑ˥˩/ si³¹ /sɿ˧˩/ si³¹ /sɿ˧˩/ xi³⁵ /ɕi˧˥/ sṳ̍p /sɨp̚˥/ ɕi²² /ɕi˨˨/ si²¹ /sɿ˨˩/
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