The Jiangshan dialect (江山話) is a
Southern Wu dialect, closely related to
that of Quzhou. It is spoken in
Jiangshan
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, a city in
Quzhou
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prefecture,
China
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.
Phonology
Initials
Finals
Tones
The Jiangshan dialect is considered to have eight tones. However, since tone split from Middle Chinese, each character still depends on the voicing of the initial consonant. These constitute just three phonemic tones: ''pin, shang,'' and ''qu.'' (''Ru'' syllables are phonemically toneless, as their distinctiveness lies in a final glottal stop.)
Wu Chinese
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