Jin Chinese

Jin
晋语 / 晉語 晋方言 / 晉方言
Jinyu written in Chinese characters (vertically, traditional Chinese on the left, simplified Chinese on the right)
Native to	China
Region	most of Shanxi province; central Inner Mongolia; parts of Hebei, Henan, Shaanxi
Native speakers	48 million (2021)[1]
Language family	Sino-Tibetan Sinitic Chinese Jin
Language codes
ISO 639-3	cjy
Glottolog	jiny1235
Linguasphere	79-AAA-c
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	晉語
Simplified Chinese	晋语
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Jìnyǔ Bopomofo ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄩˇ Wade–Giles Chin4-yü3 IPA [tɕîn.ỳ] Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Jeun yúh Jyutping Zeon3 jyu5 IPA [tsɵn˧ jyː˩˧]
Alternative Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	山西話
Simplified Chinese	山西话
Literal meaning	Shanxi speech
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Shānxīhuà Bopomofo ㄕㄢ ㄒㄧ ㄏㄨㄚˋ Wade–Giles Shan1-hsi1-hua4 IPA [ʂán.ɕí.xwâ] Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Sāan sāi wá Jyutping Saan1 sai1 waa2 IPA [saːn˥.sɐi˥.waː˧˥]
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Jin (simplified Chinese: 晋语; traditional Chinese: 晉語; pinyin: Jìnyǔ) is a group of varieties of Chinese spoken by roughly 48 million people in northern China,^[1] including most of Shanxi province, much of central Inner Mongolia, and adjoining areas in Hebei, Henan, and Shaanxi provinces. The status of Jin is disputed among linguists; some prefer to include it within Mandarin, but others set it apart as a closely related, but separate sister-group.