Jin Chinese

Jin
晋语 / 晉語
晋方言 / 晉方言
Jinyu written in Chinese characters (vertically, traditional Chinese on the left, simplified Chinese on the right)
Native toChina
Regionmost of Shanxi province; central Inner Mongolia; parts of Hebei, Henan, Shaanxi
Native speakers
48 million (2021)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3cjy
Glottologjiny1235
Linguasphere79-AAA-c
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese晉語
Simplified Chinese晋语
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinJìnyǔ
Bopomofoㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄩˇ
Wade–GilesChin4-yü3
IPA[tɕîn.ỳ]
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationJeun yúh
JyutpingZeon3 jyu5
IPA[tsɵn˧ jy˩˧]
Alternative Chinese name
Traditional Chinese山西話
Simplified Chinese山西话
Literal meaningShanxi speech
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinShānxīhuà
Bopomofoㄕㄢ ㄒㄧ ㄏㄨㄚˋ
Wade–GilesShan1-hsi1-hua4
IPA[ʂán.ɕí.xwâ]
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationSāan sāi wá
JyutpingSaan1 sai1 waa2
IPA[san˥.sɐj˥.wa˧˥]
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Jin (simplified Chinese: 晋语; traditional Chinese: 晉語; pinyin: Jìnyǔ) is a group of Chinese linguistic varieties spoken by roughly 48 million people in northern China,[1] including most of Shanxi province, much of central Inner Mongolia, and adjoining areas in Hebei, Henan, and Shaanxi provinces. The status of Jin is disputed among linguists; some prefer to include it within Mandarin, but others set it apart as a closely related but separate sister group.

  1. ^ a b Jin at Ethnologue (26th ed., 2023) Closed access icon