Old Gan
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Old Gan or Proto-Gan (原始贛語, Ngien-si Gon-ngi) corresponds to the Gan language from the beginning of Qin Dynasty
to the latter part of the Han Dynasty
.
At the year of 221 BC, the General Tu Sui (屠睢) was sent to the south of China
in order to conquer the territory of Baiyue. 500,000 soldiers then settled down at Yugan
, Nankang
and 3 other places, which formed the initial Chinese population in Jiangxi
. In 202 BC, Yuzhang Prefecture (豫章郡) was set up by the Han Dynasty and since then the local population increased rapidly.
Old Gan can be described as a creole language
which was influenced by Chinese language (華夏語), Baiyue, Chu
, and Wu
languages. These traces are still found nowadays.
Qin Dynasty
The Qin Dynasty was the first imperial dynasty of China, lasting from 221 to 207 BC. The Qin state derived its name from its heartland of Qin, in modern-day Shaanxi. The strength of the Qin state was greatly increased by the legalist reforms of Shang Yang in the 4th century BC, during the Warring...
to the latter part of the Han Dynasty
Han Dynasty
The Han Dynasty was the second imperial dynasty of China, preceded by the Qin Dynasty and succeeded by the Three Kingdoms . It was founded by the rebel leader Liu Bang, known posthumously as Emperor Gaozu of Han. It was briefly interrupted by the Xin Dynasty of the former regent Wang Mang...
.
At the year of 221 BC, the General Tu Sui (屠睢) was sent to the south of China
China
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in order to conquer the territory of Baiyue. 500,000 soldiers then settled down at Yugan
Yugan
Yugan may refer to:*Yugan County, in Shangrao, Jiangxi, China*Yugan dialect, dialect of the Gan language. It is spoken in Yugan County, Jiangxi*Yugan , a settlement in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia...
, Nankang
Nankang
Nankang may refer to:* Nankang, Jiangxi, a county-level city in Jiangxi Province, China* Nankang Rubber Tire, a Taiwanese tire manufacturer based in Taipei , Taiwan* Nangang District, Taipei, a district in Taipei, Taiwan...
and 3 other places, which formed the initial Chinese population in Jiangxi
Jiangxi
' is a southern province in the People's Republic of China. Spanning from the banks of the Yangtze River in the north into hillier areas in the south, it shares a border with Anhui to the north, Zhejiang to the northeast, Fujian to the east, Guangdong to the south, Hunan to the west, and Hubei to...
. In 202 BC, Yuzhang Prefecture (豫章郡) was set up by the Han Dynasty and since then the local population increased rapidly.
Old Gan can be described as a creole language
Creole language
A creole language, or simply a creole, is a stable natural language developed from the mixing of parent languages; creoles differ from pidgins in that they have been nativized by children as their primary language, making them have features of natural languages that are normally missing from...
which was influenced by Chinese language (華夏語), Baiyue, Chu
Chu (state)
The State of Chu was a Zhou Dynasty vassal state in present-day central and southern China during the Spring and Autumn period and Warring States Period . Its ruling house had the surname Nai , and clan name Yan , later evolved to surname Mi , and clan name Xiong...
, and Wu
Wu (state)
The State of Wu , also known as Gou Wu or Gong Wu , was one of the vassal states during the Western Zhou Dynasty and the Spring and Autumn Period. The State of Wu was located at the mouth of the Yangtze River east of the State of Chu. Considered a semi-barbarian state by ancient Chinese...
languages. These traces are still found nowadays.
- Baiyue language
- Male reproductive system: [lɔn3] in Gan and [lɔn5] in DongDong languageThe Kam language, also known as Gam , or in Chinese, Dong or Tung-Chia, is the language of the Dong people...
- Female reproductive system: [piɛt7] in Gan and [pat7] in SuiSui languageThe Sui language is a Tai–Kadai language spoken by the Sui people of Guizhou province, China. According to Ethnologue, the total number of speakers is around 200,000 as of 1999. Sui is also unique for its rich inventory of consonants, with the Sandong dialect having as many as 70 consonants...
- Male reproductive system: [lɔn3] in Gan and [lɔn5] in Dong
- Wu language
- Child: [ŋa1] (𤘅) in Gan which is recorded in JiyunJiyunThe Jiyun is a Chinese rime dictionary published in 1037 during the Song Dynasty. The chief editor Ding Du and others expanded and revised the Guangyun. It is possible, according to Teng and Biggerstaff , that Sima Guang completed the text in 1067...
- He / She: [t͡ɕiɛ2] (𠍲) in Gan which is recorded in JiyunJiyunThe Jiyun is a Chinese rime dictionary published in 1037 during the Song Dynasty. The chief editor Ding Du and others expanded and revised the Guangyun. It is possible, according to Teng and Biggerstaff , that Sima Guang completed the text in 1067...
- Child: [ŋa1] (𤘅) in Gan which is recorded in Jiyun
- Chu language
- Son: [t͡sai3] (崽) in Gan which is recorded by Yang Xiong
- Know: [ɕiɛu3] (曉) in Gan which is recorded by Yang Xiong
See also
- Gan Swadesh list
- :zh:贛語中的古百越語詞一覽
- :zh:贛語中的古吳語詞一覽
- :zh:贛語中的古楚語詞一覽