Yi-Liu, sometimes called Yichun () after its principal dialect, is one of the Gan Chinese languages. It is spoken in Yichun in Jiangxi province and in Liuyang in Hunan, after which it is named, as well as in Shanggao, Qingjiang, Xingan, Xinyu City, Fen yi, Pingxiang City, Fengcheng, Wanzai in Jiangxi and in Liling in Hunan.
Sounds The Yichun variety will be taken as representative.
Consonants
+ Consonants of Yichun Gan Bilabial Alveolar Alveolo-palatal Post-alveolar Velar GlottalNasal m ɲ ŋ Plosive aspirated pʰ tʰ kʰ unaspirated p t k Affricate aspirated tsʰ tɕʰ tʃʰ unaspirated ts tɕ tʃ Fricative f s ɕ ʃ hLateral approximant l
Tones
+ Tone chart of Yichun Gan Tone number Tone name Tone contour Examples 1 dark level () (25)多家彪都姑波编邦 2 light level () (44)婆爬钱磨驴朋肥扶 3 rising sheng () (31)左努改讨巧草拐苦 4 light departing () (213)大树害饭谢用望漏 5 departing sheng () (55)月六黑割发白湿毒
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