Alternate Names: Wogang, Xianghua
Dialects: None known. Classified as Han nationality. It differs greatly from both Southwestern Mandarin (Xinan Guanhua) , and Xiang Chinese (Hunanese) ,, but is relatively uniform within itself. Neighboring Han Chinese, Miao, and Tujia people do not understand it. Some view it as a special variety of Chinese, others as a minority language, perhaps related to Miao.
Status Notes: Language of recognized nationality: Han.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 300,000 (1995).
Nation of Origin: China