Alternate Names: Gan, Jiangxi hua, Jiangxinese, Kan
Dialects: Chang-Jing, Datong, Dongsui, Fu-Guang, Hauiyue, Ji-Cha, Leizi, Nanchang, Yilu (Yi-Liu), Ying-Yi. Marginally intelligible with Mandarin , and Wu , Chinese. Lexical similarity: with Hakka Chinese ,. A member of macrolanguage Chinese ,.
Status Notes: Language of recognized nationality: Han.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 20,600,000 (1984).
Language Use: All ages. Also use Mandarin Chinese [cmn].
Language Development: 91% (2000 census, Han nationality).
Typology: Tonal.
Writing System: Han (Simplified), Han (Traditional), Latin
Nation of Origin: China
Other Comments: Nanchang is representative dialect.