Geographic Distribution
Xiāng is spoken by over 36 million people in China, primarily in the central and southwestern parts of the Hunan province, in about 20 counties of Sichuan province, the four counties of Quánzhōu (全州), Guànyáng (灌陽), Zīyuán (資源) and Xīngān (興安) in northern Guangxi province, and parts of Guangdong province. It is abutted by Mandarin speaking areas to the north, west and south, and by Gàn in the eastern parts of Hunan and Jiangxi. Xiāng is also in contact with the Tujia and Hmong languages in the northwest.
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