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| Yong–Quan Xiang | |
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| 永全片 | |
| Native to | China |
| Region | Hunan,Guangxi |
| Speakers | 4.27 million (2012)[1] |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
| Glottolog | yong1285 |
 Yong-Quan Xiang is in green. The white dots areYongzhou andQuanzhou County. | |
Yong–Quan Xiang (Chinese:永全片;pinyin:Yǒng-Quán piàn;lit. 'Yongzhou andQiyang subgroup') is aXiang Chinese language spoken inGuilin and southernHunan that does not fit into the traditionalNew Xiang–Old Xiang dichotomy. It is geographically adjacent to theOld Xiang dialects that it was traditionally grouped with. The native-speaking population is mainly distributed inYongzhou and surrounding areas.
The representative dialects areYongzhou dialect andQiyang dialect.
Yong-Quan Xiang retains a large number ofLaminal consonant.
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