Jin Chinese

GPTKB entity

Statements (59)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Chinese_characters
gptkbp:autonym gptkb:晉語
gptkbp:distinctiveFeature preserves entering tone
checked tone
complex tone sandhi
gptkbp:glottologCode cjy
jinn1235
gptkbp:hasChineseName gptkb:晋语
gptkbp:hasDialects gptkb:Datong_dialect
gptkb:Taiyuan_dialect
gptkb:Lvliang_dialect
gptkb:Xinzhou_dialect
gptkb:Yuci_dialect
gptkbp:hasTones yes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Jin Chinese
gptkbp:ISO639-3 cjy
gptkbp:languageFamily gptkb:Sino-Tibetan
gptkbp:languageStatus sometimes considered a dialect of Mandarin
sometimes considered a separate Chinese language
gptkbp:linguistClassification Linguists debate its status as a separate language
George A. Kennedy classified Jin as a separate group in 1950s
gptkbp:majorCity gptkb:Xinzhou
gptkb:Datong
gptkb:Lvliang
gptkb:Taiyuan
gptkb:Yuci
gptkbp:notableFeature distinctive vocabulary
complex tone system
preserves final stops
gptkbp:numberOfSpeakers 45 million
gptkbp:region gptkb:Northern_China
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Mandarin_Chinese
gptkb:Gan_Chinese
gptkb:Hakka_Chinese
gptkb:Chinese_characters
gptkb:Min_Chinese
gptkb:Wu_Chinese
gptkbp:spokenIn gptkb:China
gptkb:Inner_Mongolia
gptkb:Henan
gptkb:Ningxia
gptkb:Shaanxi
gptkb:Hebei
gptkb:Shanxi
gptkbp:subfamily gptkb:Sinitic
gptkbp:writingSystem gptkb:Chinese_characters
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hebei_province
gptkb:汉语方言
gptkb:Shaanxi
gptkb:Sino-Tibetan_languages
gptkb:Baotou_dialect
gptkb:Changzhi_dialect
gptkb:Datong_dialect
gptkb:Handan_dialect
gptkb:Hohhot_dialect
gptkb:Linfen_dialect
gptkb:Taiyuan_dialect
gptkb:Shanxi_province
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5