Xuanzhou Wu
Native toPeople's Republic of China
RegionSouthern Anhui and bordering areas
Native speakers
(3.1 million cited 1987)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3None (mis)
Glottologxuan1238
Linguasphere79-AAA-dc (Tai-gao)

+ 79-AAA-dd (Tong-jing) + 79-AAA-de (Shi-ling)

(together comprising parts of "remnant" west-Wu or Xuan-zhou)

Xuanzhou Wu (Chinese: 宣州吳語; pinyin: Xuānzhōu Wúyǔ) is the western Wu Chinese language, spoken in and around Xuancheng, Anhui province. The language has declined since the Taiping Rebellion, with an influx of Mandarin-speaking immigrants from north of the Yangtze River.

Dialects

Xuancheng dialect is representative.

References

  1. ^ Sinolect.org (archived)


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