Old Gan

Old Gan

Old Gan (上古贛語, Song-gu Gon-ngi) or Proto-Gan (原始贛語, Ngien-si Gon-ngi) corresponds to the Gan language from the beginning of Qin Dynasty to the latter part of the Han Dynasty.[1]

At the year of 221 BC, the General Tu Sui (屠睢) was sent to the south of China in order to conquer the territory of Baiyue. 500,000 soldiers then settled down at Yugan, Nankang and 3 other places, which formed the initial Chinese population in Jiangxi. In 202 BC, Yuzhang Prefecture (豫章郡) was set up by the Han Dynasty and since then the local population increased rapidly.

Old Gan can be described as a creole language which was influenced by Chinese language (華夏語), Baiyue, Chu, and Wu languages. These traces are still found nowadays.

  • Baiyue language
    • Male reproductive system: [lɔn3] in Gan and [lɔn5] in Dong
    • Female reproductive system: [piɛt7] in Gan and [pat7] in Sui
  • Wu language
    • Child: [ŋa1] (

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