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Gan (赣语) is one of the major divisions of spoken Chinese, concentrated in and typical of Jiangxi Province.
Classification
Like all other varieties of Chinese, there is plenty of dispute as to whether Gan is a language or a dialect. Please see Identification of the varieties of Chinese for the issues surrounding this dispute.
Geographical distribution
Gan is spoken over most of the northern two-thirds of Jiangxi Province, as well as smaller areas in Anhui, Fujian, Hunan and Hubei.
Dialects
The Nanchang variety is the canonical representative of the group. The mountainous geography of Jiangxi has resulted in a high degree of fragmentation, with many mutually unintelligible varieties. Speakers typically identify their speech as being that of a particular county, e.g., Wannianese, rather than Gan in general.Writing system
Gan has no form of writing beyond Vernacular Chinese, which is used by all Chinese speakers.
External links
"Gan (linguistics)"