Chinese, Wu
Nationality Classification | 汉族 Han |
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Language or Dialect Name (Chinese) | 汉语吴方言 |
Language or Dialect Name (English) | Chinese, Wu |
ISO 639-3 Code | wuu |
Language Stock Classification | 汉语(汉语族)Sinitic |
Primary Province or Region | (全国 Nationwide) |
Location (in China) | Jiangsu Province: south of the Changjiang River, east of Zhenjiang, on Chongming Island in the mouth of the Changjiang, and north of the Changjiang in the area around Nantong, Haimen, Qidong, and Qingjiang, and in Zhejiang Province. |
Estimated Speaker Population (in China) | 77,175,000 |
Speaker Population Year of Estimate | 1984 |