Jianghuai Mandarin

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Jianghuai Mandarin is a major subgroup of Mandarin Chinese dialects spoken primarily in central and northern Jiangsu and adjacent areas of Anhui.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Chinese dialect group
Mandarin Chinese dialect subgroup
contrastsWith Beijing Mandarin
linked to: Beijing dialect

Central Plains Mandarin
Jilu Mandarin
Northeastern Mandarin
Southwestern Mandarin
geographicDistribution areas around the Huai River
lower reaches of the Yangtze River region
hasAlternativeName Jianghuai Guanhua
Jiang–Huai Mandarin
linked to: Jianghuai Mandarin
hasGrammaticalFeature grammatical particles differing from Standard Mandarin
hasLexicalFeature vocabulary distinct from Standard Mandarin
hasPhonologicalFeature distinct tonal system compared to Standard Mandarin
initial consonant distinctions differing from Standard Mandarin
retention of certain entering-tone reflexes in some areas
hasSociolinguisticStatus regional non-standard variety relative to Putonghua
hasSpeakerPopulationStatus large regional speech community
hasSubgroup Anqing dialect
linked to: Jianghuai Mandarin

Nanjing dialect
linked to: Jianghuai Mandarin

Yangzhou dialect
linked to: Jianghuai Mandarin

Zhenjiang dialect
linked to: Jianghuai Mandarin
hasWritingSystem Chinese characters
historicallyImportantCenter Nanjing
influencedBy neighboring Lower Yangtze linguistic varieties
neighboring Wu Chinese dialects
isMutuallyIntelligibleWith other Mandarin dialects to varying degrees
ISO639-3Code none (covered under Mandarin macrolanguage)
languageBranch Sinitic languages
linked to: Chinese language
languageFamily Sino-Tibetan languages
namedAfter Yangtze River (Jiang) and Huai River (Huai)
notUsedAs standard national language of China
partOf Mandarin dialect continuum
linked to: Northern Mandarin
spokenIn Anhui Province
linked to: Anhui

China
Jiangsu Province
linked to: Jiangsu
spokenPrimarilyIn adjacent areas of Anhui
central Jiangsu
northern Jiangsu
subclassOf Mandarin Chinese
Sinitic language variety
usedAs vernacular spoken language
usedIn everyday communication in parts of Anhui
everyday communication in parts of Jiangsu
usesStandardWrittenForm Standard written Chinese
wasBasisFor some historical forms of official Mandarin in imperial China

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Jiangsu hasLocalDialectGroup Jianghuai Mandarin
Hefei majorDialect Jianghuai Mandarin
Changzhou localDialect Changzhou dialect
linked to: Jianghuai Mandarin
Jianghuai Mandarin hasAlternativeName Jiang–Huai Mandarin
linked to: Jianghuai Mandarin
Jianghuai Mandarin hasSubgroup Nanjing dialect
linked to: Jianghuai Mandarin
Jianghuai Mandarin hasSubgroup Yangzhou dialect
linked to: Jianghuai Mandarin
Jianghuai Mandarin hasSubgroup Zhenjiang dialect
linked to: Jianghuai Mandarin
Jianghuai Mandarin hasSubgroup Anqing dialect
linked to: Jianghuai Mandarin
Huaian majorDialect Jianghuai Mandarin
Nantong languageUsed Jianghuai Mandarin dialects
linked to: Jianghuai Mandarin
Yangzhou dialect Yangzhou dialect of Jianghuai Mandarin
linked to: Jianghuai Mandarin
Zhenjiang localDialect Jianghuai Mandarin
Huainan hasDialect Huai River Mandarin
linked to: Jianghuai Mandarin
Xinan Guanhua contrastWith Jianghuai Mandarin
Pei County primaryDialect Jianghuai Mandarin
Hangzhounese hasLinguisticInfluenceFrom Jianghuai Mandarin
Jianghuai Guanhua hasAlternativeName Jiang–Huai Mandarin
linked to: Jianghuai Mandarin
Southern Mandarin hasRepresentativeDialect Nanjing dialect
linked to: Jianghuai Mandarin
Tianning District hasLanguage Jianghuai Mandarin (local dialect)
linked to: Jianghuai Mandarin
Jintan District hasLocalDialect Jianghuai Mandarin