Distribution of the Chinese Languages in China

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Distribution of the Chinese Languages in China

Mandarin, spoken in
- north of the Yangtze River; 
- a narrow belt south of the Yangtze River in Kiangsi, Anhwei, and Kiangsu;

- Szechwan, Yunnan, and Kweichow, small parts of Hunan 
(66%of population - those using it as mother tongue as opposed to speaking
it as a second language)

Wu, spoken in 
- Kiangsu 
- Chekiang 
(7.8% of population)

Yueh, spoken in
- Kwangtung, south Kwangsi, Hong Kong, Macau 
(4.6% of population)

Hsiang, spoken in 
- Hunan 
(4.4% of population)

Min (Northern and Southern), spoken in 
- Fukien, east Kwangtung, Hainan, Taiwan, south Chekiang 
(3.7% of population)

Hakka, spoken in
- east and north Kwangtung; 
- parts of Fukien, Kiangsi, Kwangsi, Taiwan, Hunan, Szechwan; 
- sporodically in other provinces 
(3.4% of population)

Kan, spoken in 
- Kiangsi 
- a corner of Hupei 
(2.2% of population)


** Figures from 1995 estimate, projected from the 1990 census.

*** Hokkien, Teochew, Hainanese, Foochow, Hockchia and Henghua are under
Min