Xuanzhou Wu Chinese

Xuanzhou Wu
Xuanzhou Wu
Native to	People's Republic of China
Region	Southern Anhui and bordering areas
Native speakers	(3.1 million cited 1987)
Language family	Sino-Tibetan Sinitic Chinese Wu Xuanzhou Wu; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	None (mis)
Glottolog	xuan1238
Linguasphere	79-AAA-dc (Tai-gao) + 79-AAA-dd (Tong-jing) + 79-AAA-de (Shi-ling) (together comprising parts of "remnant" west-Wu or Xuan-zhou)

Xuanzhou Wu (Chinese: 宣州吳語; pinyin: Xuānzhōu Wúyǔ) is the western Wu Chinese language, spoken in and around Xuancheng, Anhui province. The language has declined since the Taiping Rebellion, with an influx of Mandarin-speaking immigrants from north of the Yangtze River.

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