宜春話

Yichun Gan

Sino-Tibetan (Sinitic, Gan — 宜浏片)

FamilySino-Tibetan (Sinitic, Gan — 宜浏片) Speakers~1M (Yichun) + ~5.2M Gan total ScriptSimplified Chinese CountriesChina (Jiangxi — Yichun 宜春) Official inNon-official (classified as Chinese dialect in PRC; scholarly debate on independent language status)

Yichun Gan (宜春赣语; internal tag gan_yc) is a Sinitic variety spoken in and around Yuanzhou District of Yichun, in western Jiangxi, China. Under the Language Atlas of China classification, it belongs to the Yiliu branch of Gan, although speech across Yichun prefecture varies between counties. Descriptions of the urban Yuanzhou system report five citation-tone categories—Yinping, Yangping, Shang, Qu, and a checked tone—and nasal codas /n, ŋ/ together with glottal /ʔ/ in checked syllables. Its sound correspondences and vocabulary distinguish it from Nanchang Gan, Xiang to the west, and neighboring Hakka varieties, so forms cannot safely be transferred from a supposed prestige variety. Chinese characters are used when it is written, but there is no separate standardized orthography; Standard Mandarin dominates education and formal media, while local Gan remains a community language and is documented through dialect surveys and language-resource projects.

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87 core words in Yichun Gan

Water

水

ʃy˨˩

Fire

火

fo˨˩

Sun

日

ȵiʔ˦

Moon

月

ȵyøʔ˦

Star

星子

siaŋ˧˥ tsɿ

Night

夜里

ia˨˩˧ li˨˩˧

Rain

雨

y˨˩

Snow

雪

sieʔ˦

Wind

风

fɤŋ˧˥

Earth

土

tʰu˨˩

Stone

石头

ʃaʔ˦ tʰeu˧˧

Mountain

山

san˧˥

Sea

海

xø˨˩

Mother

妈

ma˧˩

Father

爸

pa˧˧

Daughter

女

ȵy˨˩

I

我

ŋo˧˥

You

你

ȵi˨˩˧

We

我勒

ŋo˧˥ lə

Name

名字

miaŋ˧˧ tsʰɿ

Person

人

ȵin˧˧

Head

头

tʰeu˧˧

Eye

眼

ŋan˨˩

Nose

鼻子

pʰiʔ˦ tsɿ˨˩

Mouth

嘴

tsui˨˩

Tooth

牙

ŋa˧˧

Tongue

舌

ʃeʔ˦

Hand

手

ʂəu̯˧˧

Foot

脚

tʃoʔ˦

Heart

心

sin˧˥

Bone

骨头

kuiʔ˦ tʰeu˧˧

Blood

血

ʃøʔ˦

Poop

屎

ʂɨ˨˩˥

Love

爱

ŋø˧˧

Tree

树

tʂu˨˩˥

Dog

狗

keu˨˩

Cat

猫

mau˧˥

Fish

鱼

ȵy˧˧

Bear

熊

ʃɤŋ˧˧

Horse

马

ma˨˩

House

屋

uʔ˦

Salt

盐

ien˧˧

Wine

葡萄酒

pʰu˥ tʰau˥ tɕiu˨˩˧

Rice

米

mi˨˩

Iron

铁

tʰieʔ˦

Wheel

轮子

lun˧˧ tsɿ˨˩

Silk

丝

sɿ˧˥

Book

书

ʃy˧˥

Eat

食

ʃɪʔ˦

Drink

喝

ɬak̚˥

Sleep

睏觉

kʰun˥ kau˥

One

一

iʔ˦

Two

二

ø˨˩˧

Three

三

san˧˥

Four

四

sɿ˧˧

Five

五

ŋ̍˨˩

Hundred

百

paʔ˦

Hello

你好

ni˥ hau̯˨˩˥

Thank you

多谢

to˧˥ sia˨˩˧

Good

好

xau˨˩

New

新

sin˧˥

Red

红

fɤŋ˧˧

White

白

pʰaʔ˦

Black

黑

xeʔ˦

Green

绿

luʔ˦

Blue

蓝

lan˧˧

Tea

茶

tsʰa˧˧

Sugar

糖

tʰoŋ˧˧

Dopamine

多巴胺

to˧˥ pa˧˥ ŋon˨˩˧

Sources

Words compared

Compared with languages in the same classification: Sino-Tibetan (Sinitic, Gan — 宜浏片)

Meaning Yichun GanGanXiangFuzhou GanJianghuai MandarinJiʼan GanNanjing Mandarin
Water 水 /ʃy˨˩/ 水 /sui˨˩˧/ 水 /ɕyei˦˩/ 水 /suøi˧˥/ 水 /suei˨˩˦/ 水 /suei˥˧/ 水 /ʂueɪ˨˩˨/
Fire 火 /fo˨˩/ 火 /fo˨˩˧/ 火 /xo˦˩/ 火 /fɔ˧˥/ 火 /xuo˨˩˦/ 火 /fo˥˧/ 火 /xuo˨˩˨/
Sun 日 /ȵiʔ˦/ 日头 /ȵit˥ tʰɛu/ 太阳 /tʰai˦˥ ian˩˧/ 日头 /ȵit˥ xɛu˨˦/ 日头 /ʐəʔ˦˦ tʰəu˨˦/ 日头 /lɛ˧˧˦ tʰɛu˩˩/ 太阳 /tʰɛ˦ iaŋ˩˧/
Moon 月 /ȵyøʔ˦/ 月光 /ȵyot˨ kuɔŋ˦˨/ 月亮 /ye˨˦ liæn˨˩/ 月光 /ȵyɔt˥ kuɔŋ˩˩/ 月亮 /yeʔ˥˥ liaŋ˦˦/ 月光 /yɛ˧˧˦ kuɔŋ˧˧˦/ 月亮 /yʔ˥ liaŋ˦/
Star 星子 /siaŋ˧˥ tsɿ/ 星子 /ɕiaŋ˦˨ tsɿ/ 星子 /ɕin˧˧ tsɿ/ 星 /ɕiaŋ˩˩/ 星 /siŋ˧˩/ 星光 /ɕiaŋ˧˧˦ kuɔŋ˧˧˦/ 星 /ɕiŋ˧˩/
Night 夜里 /ia˨˩˧ li˨˩˧/ 夜里 /ia˨˩ li˨˩˧/ 夜里 /ia˨˩ li˦˩/ 夜里 /ia˧˧ ti˧˥/ 晚上 /uan˨˩˦ saŋ/ 夜里 /ia˨˩˦ li˥˧/ 晚上 /uɛ̃˨˩˨ ʂaŋ/
Rain 雨 /y˨˩/ 雨 /y˨˩˧/ 雨 /y˦˩/ 雨 /i˧˥/ 雨 /i˨˩˦/ 雨 /y˥˧/ 雨 /y˩˩/
Snow 雪 /sieʔ˦/ 雪 /ɕyot˥/ 雪 /ɕye˨˦/ 雪 /ɕyɔt˨/ 雪 /seʔ˥˥/ 雪 /ɕyɛ˧˧˦/ 雪 /ɕyɛ˥/
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Han readings compared

Compared with languages in the same classification: Sino-Tibetan (Sinitic, Gan — 宜浏片)

Character Yichun GanXiangYingtan GanGanFuzhou GanHailu HakkaShao-Jiang Min
一 iʔ⁴ /iʔ˦/ i²⁴ /i˨˦/ iʔ⁵ /iʔ˥/ it⁵ /it̚˥/ it³² /it̚˧˨/ yit /jit̚˥/ i⁵¹ /i˥˩/
二 ø²¹³ /ø˨˩˧/ er²¹ /ɚ˨˩/ ɵ⁵³ /ɵ˥˧/ ɵ²¹ /ɵ˨˩/ ɘ¹² /ɘ˩˨/ ngì /ŋi˧˧/ ŋi²³¹ /ŋi˨˧˩/
三 san³⁵ /san˧˥/ san³³ /san˧˧/ san³³ /san˧˧/ san⁴² /san˦˨/ sam³¹ /sam˧˩/ sâm /sam˥˧/ saŋ⁵⁵ /saŋ˥˥/
四 sɿ³³ /sɿ˧˧/ si⁴⁵ /sɿ˦˥/ sɿ⁵³ /sɿ˥˧/ sɿ⁴⁵ /sɿ˦˥/ sɿ⁴¹ /sɿ˦˩/ sì /si˩˩/ si³²⁴ /si˧˨˦/
五 ŋ̍²¹ /ŋ̍˨˩/ u⁴¹ /u˦˩/ ŋ̍³⁵ /ŋ̍˧˥/ 白讀ŋ̍²¹³ /ŋ̍˨˩˧/文讀u²¹³ /u˨˩˧/ ŋ̍⁴⁵ /ŋ̍˦˥/ ńg /ŋ̩˨˦/ ɤŋ⁵¹ /ɤŋ˥˩/
六 luʔ⁴ /luʔ˦/ leu²⁴ /ləu˨˦/ liuʔ² /liuʔ˨/ liuʔ⁵ /liuʔ˥/ tiuʔ⁴ /tiuʔ˦/ liu̍k /liuk̚˨/ 白讀ʃu³²⁴ /ʃu˧˨˦/文讀liu⁵ /liu˥/
七 tsʰiʔ⁴ /tsʰiʔ˦/ qi²⁴ /tɕʰi˨˦/ tɕʰiʔ⁵ /tɕʰiʔ˥/ tɕʰit⁵ /tɕʰit̚˥/ tsʰit³² /tsʰit̚˧˨/ chhit /tsʰit̚˥/ —
八 paiʔ⁴ /paiʔ˦/ pa²⁴ /pa˨˦/ paʔ⁵ /paʔ˥/ pat⁵ /pat̚˥/ pat³² /pat̚˧˨/ pat /pat̚˥/ pa⁵¹ /pa˥˩/
九 tʃɪu²¹ /tʃɪu˨˩/ jieu⁴¹ /tɕiəu˦˩/ tɕiu³⁵ /tɕiu˧˥/ tɕiu²¹³ /tɕiu˨˩˧/ tɕiu⁴⁵ /tɕiu˦˥/ kiú /kiu˨˦/ kiu⁵¹ /kiu˥˩/
十 ʃɪʔ⁴ /ʃɪʔ˦/ si²⁴ /sɿ˨˦/ sɛʔ² /sɛʔ˨/ sɨt²¹ /sɨt̚˨˩/ sip⁴ /sip̚˦/ shi̍p /ʃip̚˨/ ʃi⁵ /ʃi˥/
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