| Also Known As: Gan,Kan
Description:
Gàn (Chinese: 赣语; Gan: Gon), alternatively Jiangxihua (Chinese: 江西话; Gan: Kongsi ua) is one of the major divisions of spoken Chinese, a member of the Sino-Tibetan family of languages. Gan speakers are concentrated in and typical of Jiangxi Province, as well as the northwest of Fujian; and some parts of Anhui and Hubei in mainland China.
Different dialects of Gan exist, and the representative dialect is the Nanchang dialect.
The name "Gàn" comes from the shortened name of Jiangxi Province (through which the Gan River flows).
The classification of Gan is a subject of ongoing debate. Like all other varieties of Chinese, there is large amount of dispute as to whether Gan is a language or a dialect. It could be generally divided into three viewpoints:
Please see Identification of the varieties of Chinese for the issues surrounding this dispute.
In ancient times, Jiangxi was divided into the same politic division with its neighboring provinces. Large numbers of people immigrated into Jiangxi naturally resulted in some similarities with the surrounding languages, Gan and Hakka are the most similar.
Gan speakers almost live in the middle and lower reaches of Gan River, the drainage area of..... full article at Wikipedia |
