Lanyin Mandarin

Lan–Yin Mandarin
Region	Gansu, northern Ningxia, part of northern Xinjiang
Native speakers	10 million
Language family	Sino-Tibetan Sinitic Mandarin Lan–Yin Mandarin; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	–
ISO 639-6	lyiu
Glottolog	xibe1241
Linguasphere	79-AAA-bg

Lan–Yin Mandarin (Lanyin) (simplified Chinese: 兰银官话; traditional Chinese: 蘭銀官話; pinyin: Lán–Yín Guānhuà) is a branch of Mandarin Chinese traditionally spoken throughout Gansu province and in the northern part of Ningxia. In recent decades it has expanded into northern Xinjiang.[1] It forms part with Central Plains Mandarin (中原官话).[2] The name is a compound of the capitals of the two former provinces where it dominates, Lanzhou and Yinchuan, which are also two of its principal subdialects.

Among Chinese Muslims, it was sometimes written in the Arabic alphabet instead of Chinese characters.

Major Subdialects

Lanzhou dialect 兰州话/蘭州話
Urumqi dialect 乌鲁木齐话/烏魯木齊話
Xining dialect 西宁话/西寧話
Yinchuan dialect 银川话/銀川話

References

China - Page 902 Chung Wah Chow, David Eimer, Caroline B Heller - 2009 "Language Most of the population in Qīnghǎi speaks a northwestern Chinese dialect similar to Gānsù huà (part of the Lan–Yin Mandarin family). Tibetans speak the Amdo or Kham dialects of Tibetan. It's possible to travel almost everywhere using ..."
Cahiers de linguistique, Asie orientale - Volumes 37-38 -2008 - Page 6 "兰银官话 Lányín Mandarin.."

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[1] China - Page 902 Chung Wah Chow, David Eimer, Caroline B Heller - 2009 "Language Most of the population in Qīnghǎi speaks a northwestern Chinese dialect similar to Gānsù huà (part of the Lan–Yin Mandarin family). Tibetans speak the Amdo or Kham dialects of Tibetan. It's possible to travel almost everywhere using ..."

[2] Cahiers de linguistique, Asie orientale - Volumes 37-38 -2008 - Page 6 "兰银官话 Lányín Mandarin.."