Gan Chinese - Dialects

Dialects

There are differences within the dialect speaking region. For example in Anfu county which was categorized as Ji-Cha, there are two main dialects, called Nanxiang Hua (Southern region) and Baixiang Hua (Northern region). People from one region cannot even understand people from the other region if they were not well educated or exposed to the other dialects.

According to 《Atlas of Chinese languages》(《中國語言地圖集》)(1987), there are 9 dialects in Gan.

Dialect	Representative	Provinces	Cities
Chang–Du	Nanchang dialect	northwestern Jiangxi	(Jiangxi) Nanchang City, Nangchang, Xinjian, Anyi, Yongxiu, Xiushui, De'an, Xingzi, Duchang, Hukou, Gao'an, Fengxin, Jing'an, Wuning, Tonggu; (Hunan) Pingjiang.
Yi–Liu	Yichun dialect	central and western Jiangxi	(Jiangxi) Yichun City, Yichun, Yifeng, Shanggao, Qingjiang, Xingan, Xinyu City, Fen yi, Pingxiang City, Fengcheng, Wanzai; (Hunan)Liuyang, Liling.
Ji–Cha	Ji'an dialect	central and southern Jiangxi, eastern Hunan	(Jiangxi) Ji'an City, Ji'an, Jishui, Xiajiang, Taihe, Yongfeng, Anfu, Lianhua, Yongxin, Ninggang, Jianggangshan Wan'an, Suichuan; (Hunan)Youxian, Chaling*, Linxian.
Fu–Guang	Fuzhou dialect (撫州, not to be confused with 福州)	central and eastern Jiangxi, southwestern Fujian	(Jiangxi) Fuzhou City, Linchuan, Chongren, Yihuang, Le'an, Nancheng, Lichuan, Zixi, Jinxi, Dongxiang, Jinxian, Nanfeng, Guangchang*; (Fujian)Jianning, Taining.
Ying–Yi	Yingtan dialect	northeastern Jiangxi	(Jiangxi) Yingtan City, Guixi, Yujiang, Wannian, Leping, Jingdezhen*, Yugan, Poyang, Pengze, Hengfeng, Yiyang, Chuanshan.
Da–Tong	Daye dialect	southeastern Hubei, eastern Hunan	(Hubei) Daye, Xianning City, Jiangyu, Puxin, Chongyang, Tongcheng, Tongshan, Yangxin, Jianli; (Hunan)Linxiang, Yueyang*,Huarong.
Lei–Zi	Leiyang dialect	eastern Hunan	(Hunan) Leiyang, Changning, Anren, Yongxing, Zixing City.
Dong–Sui	Dongkou dialect	southwestern Hunan	(Hunan) Dongkou, Suining, Longhui*.
Huai–Yue	Huaining dialect	southwestern Anhui	(Anhui) Huaining, Yuexi, Qianshan, Taihu, Wangjiang, Susong, Dongzhi, Shitai, Guichi*.

Ps: name with * means Gan is partly spoken in this city.