Yi–Liu Gan

Yi-Liu, sometimes called Yichun (simplified Chinese: 宜春话; traditional Chinese: 宜春話) after its principal dialect, is one of the Gan Chinese languages. It is spoken in Yichun in Jiangxi province and in Liuyang in Hunan, after which it is named, as well as in Shanggao, Qingjiang, Xingan, Xinyu City, Fen yi, Pingxiang City, Fengcheng, Wanzai in Jiangxi and in Liling in Hunan.

Yi-Liu
Yichun
Native to	China
Region	Central and western Jiangxi
Language family	Sino-Tibetan Sinitic Chinese Gan Yi-Liu
Writing system	Chinese characters
Language codes
ISO 639-3	None (mis)
ISO 639-6	yilu
Glottolog	yili1247
Linguasphere	79-AAA-faf
Map of Gan languages; Yi-Liu-speaking region in yellow.
This article contains IPA phonetic symbols. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Unicode characters. For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA.

View of Yichun, Jiangxi

Sounds

The Yichun variety will be taken as representative.

Consonants

Consonants of Yichun Gan

		Bilabial	Alveolar	Alveolo- palatal	Post- alveolar	Velar	Glottal
Nasal		m		ɲ		ŋ
Plosive	aspirated	pʰ	tʰ			kʰ
	unaspirated	p	t			k
Affricate	aspirated		tsʰ	tɕʰ	tʃʰ
	unaspirated		ts	tɕ	tʃ
Fricative		f	s	ɕ	ʃ		h
Lateral approximant			l

Tones

Sonograph produced tone contour graph^[1]

Tone chart of Yichun Gan^[1]

Tone number	Tone name	Tone contour	Examples
1	dark level (阴平)	˨˦ (25)	多家彪都姑波编邦
2	light level (阳平)	˦ (44)	婆爬钱磨驴朋肥扶
3	rising sheng (上声)	˧˩ (31)	左努改讨巧草拐苦
4	light departing (去声)	˨˩˧ (213)	大树害饭谢用望漏
5	departing sheng (入声)	˥ (55)	月六黑割发白湿毒