| New Xiang | |
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| Chang-Yi | |
| 长益片 | |
| Native to | People's Republic of China |
| Region | Hunan |
| Speakers | 13.65 million (2012)[1] |
| Chinese characters | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
| ISO 639-6 | cayi |
| Glottolog | chan1316 |
| Linguasphere | 79-AAA-eaa |
 New Xiang is in red. It is in contact withSouthwestern Mandarin to the northwest,Gan to the east,Old Xiang to the west, andHengzhou Xiang to the south (yellow). | |
New Xiang, also known asChang-Yi (simplified Chinese:长益片;traditional Chinese:長益片;pinyin:Chǎng Yì piàn;lit. 'Changsha andYiyang subgroup') is the dominant form ofXiang Chinese. It is spoken in northeastern areas ofHunan,China adjacent to areas whereSouthwestern Mandarin andGan are spoken. Under their influence, it has lost some of the conservative phonological characteristics that distinguishOld Xiang. While most linguists followYuan Jiahua in describing New Xiang as a subgroup of Xiang Chinese,[2]Zhou Zhenhe and You Rujie classify it as Southwestern Mandarin.[3][4] However, New Xiang is still very difficult for Mandarin speakers to understand, particularly the old style of New Xiang.
New Xiang-speaking cities and counties are mainly located in the northeast part of Hunan, the lower river ofXiang andZi. TheChangsha dialect is representative.[clarification needed] There are three main subdialects under New Xiang.
Suantang (酸汤) is a lect spoken by about 80,000 ethnicMiao people in Baibu (白布), Dihu (地湖), Dabaozi (大堡子), and Sanqiao (三锹) in Tianzhu, Huitong, and Jing counties of Hunan province.[5] It is very similar to New Xiang, but it is unintelligible withSouthwestern Mandarin.[6][7]
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