Nanchang Dialect ( ?? / ?? Nánch?ng )

By James Campbell

Nanchang is the capital of Jiangxi province.
Classification:
Gan > Changjing
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Map: 115.9093737051491,28.67788452563946

A phrasebook and dictionary is being prepared for the Nanchang dialect. More updates will be posted here soon.

Tones:
?
??
Y?nPíng
1A
??
YángPíng
1B
??
Y?nSh?ng
2A
??
YángSh?ng
2B
??
Y?nQů
3A
??
YángQů
3B
??
Y?nRů
4A
??
YángRů
4B
?? Nánch?ng 42 24 213 55 31 5
?? Nánch?ng 42 24 213 35 11 5
?? Nánch?ng 42 24 213 35 11 5 2
?? Nánch?ng 44 ??24
??35
213 3B ??1B(?)
??2A
11 4 ??1
??4A

Sandhi:
Numbers:
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
100
1000
??
Nánch?ng
it5
ɵ11
san42
sɿ35
ŋ̍213
liuʔ5
tɕʰit5
pat5
tɕiu213
sɨt2
paʔ5
tɕʰiɛn42

Phonology:

Nanchang Dialect Phonology
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by James Campbell

Here is a table of the sounds found in Nanchang Gan.

The onsets and rhymes are listed below.

Onsets:
p p? b m f
t t? l
ts ts? s
t? t?? ? ?
k k? ? h
?

Rhymes:
? i u y
a ia ua
o uo
e ie ue ye
?
m? n ???
ai uai
oi ei
?i ui
au
?u i?u
?u iu
an uan
on uon yon
?n i?n
?n in un yn
a? ia? ua?
?? i?? u??
u? iu?
at uat
ot uot yot
?t i?t u?t
?t it ut yt
a? ia? ua?
?? i?? u??
u? iu?


 
?
i
u
y
a
ia
ua
o
uo
e
ie
ue
ye
ɵ
m
n
ŋ
ai
uai
ɨi
ui
au
ɛu
iɛu
ɨu
iu
p pi pu pa po pie pai pau piɛu
pʰi pʰu pʰa pʰo pʰie pʰai pʰau pʰiɛu
m mi mu ma mo mie mai mau mɛu miɛu
f fu fa fo fai fɨi fɛu
t ti tu ta tia to te tai tui tau tɛu tiɛu tiu
tʰi tʰu tʰa tʰia tʰo tʰai tʰui tʰau tʰɛu tʰiɛu
l li lu la lia lo lie lai lui lau lɛu liɛu liu
ts ts? tsu tsa tso tsuo tse tsai tsui tsau tsɛu tsɨu
tsʰ tsʰ? tsʰu tsʰa tsʰo tsʰuo tsʰe tsʰai tsʰui tsʰau tsʰɛu tsʰɨu
s s? su sa so se sai sui sau sɛu sɨu
tɕi tɕy tɕia tɕe tɕie tɕye tɕiɛu tɕiu
tɕʰ tɕʰi tɕʰy tɕʰia tɕʰie tɕʰye tɕʰiɛu tɕʰiu
ɲ ɲi ɲy ɲia ɲie ɲiɛu ɲiu
ɕ ɕi ɕy ɕia ɕie ɕye ɕiɛu ɕiu
k ku ka kua ko kuo kie kue kai kuai kui kau kiɛu
kʰu kʰa kʰua kʰo kʰuo kʰie kʰai kʰuai kʰui kʰau kʰiɛu
ŋ ŋa ŋo ŋai ŋau ŋiɛu
h ha ho he hai au hɛu
ø i u y ia ua uo ie ye ɵ m n ŋ uai ui iɛu iu


 
an
uan
on
uon
yon
ɛn
iɛn
ɨn
in
un
yn
iaŋ
uaŋ
ɔŋ
iɔŋ
uɔŋ
iuŋ
p pan pon pɛn piɛn pɨn pin paŋ piaŋ pɔŋ puŋ
pʰan pʰon pʰɛn pʰiɛn pʰɨn pʰin pʰaŋ pʰiaŋ pʰɔŋ pʰuŋ
m man mon mɛn miɛn mɨn min maŋ miaŋ mɔŋ muŋ
f fan fon fɛn fɨn faŋ fɔŋ fuŋ
t tan ton tɛn tiɛn tɨn tin tiaŋ tɔŋ tuŋ
tʰan tʰon tʰɛn tʰiɛn tʰɨn tʰin tʰiaŋ tʰɔŋ tʰuŋ
l lan lon lɛn liɛn lɨn lin laŋ liaŋ lɔŋ liɔŋ luŋ
ts tsan tson tsɛn tsɨn tsun tsaŋ tsɔŋ tsuŋ
tsʰ tsʰan tsʰon tsʰɛn tsʰɨn tsʰun tsʰaŋ tsʰɔŋ tsʰuŋ
s san son sɛn sɨn sun saŋ sɔŋ suŋ
tɕyon tɕiɛn tɕin tɕyn tɕiaŋ tɕiɔŋ tɕiuŋ
tɕʰ tɕʰyon tɕʰiɛn tɕʰin tɕʰyn tɕʰiaŋ tɕʰiɔŋ tɕʰiuŋ
ɲ ɲyon ɲiɛn ɲin ɲyn ɲiɔŋ
ɕ ɕyon ɕiɛn ɕin ɕyn ɕiaŋ ɕiɔŋ ɕiuŋ
k kan kuan kon kuon kiɛn kun kaŋ kuaŋ kɔŋ kuɔŋ kuŋ
kʰan kʰon kʰuon kʰiɛn kʰun kʰaŋ kʰuaŋ kʰɔŋ kʰuɔŋ kʰuŋ
ŋ ŋan ŋon ŋiɛn ŋaŋ ŋɔŋ
h han hon hɛn hɔŋ
ø uan uon yon iɛn in un yn iaŋ uaŋ iɔŋ uɔŋ iuŋ


 
at
uat
ot
uot
yot
ɛt
iɛt
uɛt
ɨt
it
ut
yt
iaʔ
uaʔ
ɔʔ
iɔʔ
uɔʔ
iuʔ
p pat pot pɛt piɛt pɨt pit paʔ piaʔ pɔʔ puʔ
pʰat pʰot pʰɛt pʰiɛt pʰit pʰaʔ pʰiaʔ pʰɔʔ pʰuʔ
m mot mɛt miɛt mɨt mit maʔ mɔʔ muʔ
f at fɛt fɨt faʔ fɔʔ fuʔ
t tat tot tɛt tiɛt tɨt tit tiaʔ tɔʔ tuʔ
tʰat tʰot tʰɛt tʰiɛt tʰɨt tʰit tʰiaʔ tʰɔʔ tʰuʔ
l lat lot lɛt liɛt lɨt lit laʔ liaʔ lɔʔ liɔʔ luʔ liuʔ
ts tsat tsot tsɛt tsɨt tsaʔ tsɔʔ tsuʔ
tsʰ tsʰat tsʰot tsʰɛt tsʰɨt tsʰaʔ tsʰɔʔ tsʰuʔ
s sat sot sɛt sɨt saʔ sɔʔ suʔ
tɕyot tɕiɛt tɕit tɕyt tɕiaʔ tɕiɔʔ tɕiuʔ
tɕʰ tɕʰyot tɕʰiɛt tɕʰit tɕʰyt tɕʰiaʔ tɕʰiɔʔ tɕʰiuʔ
ɲ ɲyot ɲiɛt ɲit ɲyt ɲiaʔ ɲiɔʔ ɲiuʔ
ɕ ɕyot ɕiɛt ɕit ɕyt ɕiaʔ ɕiɔʔ ɕiuʔ
k kat kuat kot kiɛt kuɛt kut kaʔ kuaʔ kɔʔ kuɔʔ kuʔ
kʰat kʰuat kʰot kʰuot kʰiɛt kʰut kʰaʔ kʰuaʔ kʰɔʔ kʰuɔʔ kʰuʔ
ŋ ŋat ŋot ŋiɛt ŋɔʔ
h hat hot hɛt haʔ hɔʔ
ø uat uot yot iɛt it ut yt iɔʔ