Waxianghua is considered a mixed language of Chinese

Chinese language

The Chinese language is a language or language family consisting of varieties which are mutually intelligible to varying degrees. Originally the indigenous languages spoken by the Han Chinese in China, it forms one of the branches of Sino-Tibetan family of languages...

 and Miao

Miao language

Miao refers to the various languages of the Miao peoples of China. The Miao languages are part of the Hmong–Mien language family. It is written with Chinese characters or the Latin alphabet...

 in the northwestern part of Hunan

Hunan

' is a province of South-Central China, located to the south of the middle reaches of the Yangtze River and south of Lake Dongting...

 province in China

China

Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...

. Differences from Southwestern Mandarin

Southwestern Mandarin

Southwestern Mandarin , also known as Upper Yangtze Mandarin , is a primary branch of Mandarin Chinese spoken by Han Chinese people throughout many regions of central and southwestern China, such as Sichuan, Yunnan, Chongqing, Guizhou, most parts of Hubei, the western part of Hunan, the northern...

 and Xiang

Xiang

Xiang may refer to:*Hunan, abbreviated as Xiang, a province of China*Xiang Chinese, a subdivision of Chinese language*Chinese family name, Xiang Xiu for instance*Xiang Army, Chinese army organized by Zeng Guofan in the Qing Dynasty...

 are many, and syntactic reversal phenomenal are frequent.

Distribution

It is found in Luxi

Luxi County, Hunan

Luxi County is a county of Hunan, China. It is under the administration of the Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture.-References:*...

, Guzhang and Yongshun counties in Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture

Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture

Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture is an autonomous prefecture of the People's Republic of China. It is located in western Hunan province. Zhangjiajie and Sangzhi used to be parts of this autonomous prefecture. It consists of 1 city, Jishou, and 7 counties:Baojing, Fenghuang, Guzhang,...

, Zhangjiajie

Zhangjiajie

Zhangjiajie is a prefecture-level city in the northwestern part of Hunan province in China. It comprises the district of Yongding and counties of Cili and Sangzhi...

 prefecture-level city, and Chenxi, Xupu and Yuanling counties in Huaihua

Huaihua

-Administration:* Hecheng District 鹤城区* Hongjiang City 洪江市* Hongjiang District 洪江区* Yuanling County 沅陵县* Chenxi County 辰溪县* Xupu County 溆浦县* Zhongfang County 中方县* Huitong County 会同县* Mayang Miao Autonomous County 麻阳苗族自治县...

prefecture-level city.

• "hua" means speech in Mandarin Chinese,
• "xiang" means rural in Mandarin Chinese
• "wa" means speech in Southern Chinese dialects.

The word 瓦 is only a phonetic transcription.

External links

• Ethnologue report