Ying-Yi dialect
Ying-Yi, sometimes called Yingtan dialect after its principal variety, is a dialect of the Gan language. It is named after Yingtan and Yiyang, and is spoken in those areas as well as in Yugan Guixi, Yujiang, Wannian, Leping, Poyang, Pengze, Hengfeng, Chuanshan in Jiangxi province.
Phonetics and Phonology
The Yugan variety will be taken as representative.
Consonants
Tones
Citation tones
Tone chart of Yugan Gan
| Tone number |
Tone name |
Tone contour |
Description |
| 1 |
yin ping (陰平) |
˧ (33) |
falling |
| 2 |
yang ping (陽平) |
˩˦ (14) |
rising |
| 3 |
shang sheng (上聲) |
˨˩˧ (213) |
dipping |
| 4 |
yin qu (陰去) |
˦˥ (45) |
high |
| 5 |
yang qu (陽去) |
˩˨ (12) |
low |
| 6 |
ru sheng (入聲) |
˩˦̚ (14) |
checked |
| 7 |
ru sheng (入聲) |
˩̚ (1) |
checked |