Jin | |||||||||||||||||||||
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晋语 / 晉語 晋方言 / 晉方言 | |||||||||||||||||||||
![]() Jinyu written in Chinese characters (vertically, traditional Chinese on the left, simplified Chinese on the right) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Native to | China | ||||||||||||||||||||
Region | most of Shanxi province; central Inner Mongolia; parts of Hebei, Henan, Shaanxi | ||||||||||||||||||||
Native speakers | 48 million (2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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ISO 639-3 | cjy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Glottolog | jiny1235 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Linguasphere | 79-AAA-c | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Chinese name | |||||||||||||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 晉語 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 晋语 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 山西話 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 山西话 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Literal meaning | Shanxi speech | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Jin (simplified Chinese: 晋语; traditional Chinese: 晉語; pinyin: Jìnyǔ) is a group of Chinese linguistic varieties spoken by roughly 48 million people in northern China,[1] including most of Shanxi province, much of central Inner Mongolia, and adjoining areas in Hebei, Henan, and Shaanxi provinces. The status of Jin is disputed among linguists; some prefer to include it within Mandarin, but others set it apart as a closely related but separate sister group.