Chinese, Wu

Nationality Classification
汉族 Han
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