Yong–Quan Xiang (Chinese: 永全片; pinyin: Yǒng-Quánpiàn) is a Xiang Chinese language spoken in Guilin and southern Hunan that does not fit into the traditional New Xiang–Old Xiang dichotomy. It is geographically adjacent to the Old Xiang dialects that it was traditionally grouped with.
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Yong–Quan Xiang | |
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Native to | China |
Region | Hunan, Guangxi |
Native speakers | 6.5 million |
Language family | Sino-Tibetan
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ISO 639-3 | None (mis ) |
Glottolog | yong1285 |
![]() Yong-Quan Xiang is in green. The white dots are Yongzhou and Quanzhou County. |
A representative dialect is Qiyang.
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Western Himalayas (Himachal, Uttarakhand, Nepal, Sikkim) |
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Myanmar and Indo-Burmese border |
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East and Southeast Asia |
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Dubious (possible isolates) (Arunachal) |
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