呉語

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Chinese_characters
gptkbp:alternativeName gptkb:Wu_Chinese
gptkbp:branch gptkb:Sinitic
gptkbp:class Top-level branch of Chinese
gptkbp:conservationEfforts local cultural organizations
gptkbp:descendedFrom gptkb:Middle_Chinese
gptkb:Old_Chinese
gptkbp:education not used as medium of instruction in schools
gptkbp:hasDialects gptkb:Hangzhounese
gptkb:Ningbonese
gptkb:Wenzhounese
gptkb:Shanghainese
gptkb:Suzhounese
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 呉語
gptkbp:influencedBy Mandarin (in urban areas)
gptkbp:ISO639-3 wuu
gptkbp:languageFamily gptkb:Sino-Tibetan
gptkbp:linguisticFeature lacks retroflex initials
preserves voiced initials
complex vowel system
has tone system
gptkbp:mediaType local radio and TV in Shanghai and Jiangsu
gptkbp:notableCity gptkb:Hangzhou
gptkb:Shanghai
gptkb:Suzhou
gptkb:Ningbo
gptkb:Wenzhou
gptkbp:numberOfSpeakers over 80 million
gptkbp:region gptkb:Yangtze_River_Delta
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Cantonese
gptkb:Mandarin_Chinese
gptkb:Gan_Chinese
gptkb:Chinese_characters
gptkb:Min_Chinese
gptkbp:romanization Wu Romanization (various systems)
gptkbp:spokenIn gptkb:China
gptkb:Shanghai
gptkb:Jiangsu_Province
gptkb:Fujian_Province
gptkb:Zhejiang_Province
gptkb:Anhui_Province
gptkb:Jiangxi_Province
Taiwan (by some communities)
gptkbp:status not mutually intelligible with Mandarin
one of the major Chinese languages
gptkbp:UNESCOStatus Vulnerable (some dialects)
gptkbp:usedBy Wu people
gptkbp:writingSystem gptkb:Chinese_characters
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:中国語
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3