Wu Chinese

Sinitic language
Intangible natural_language Q34290
Wu Chinese
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Wu Chinese

Summary

Wu Chinese is a natural language[1]. It draws 2,732 Wikipedia views per month (natural_language category, ranking #81 of 734).[2]

Key Facts

  • Wu Chinese is in the country of People's Republic of China[3].
  • Wu Chinese's instance of is recorded as natural language[4].
  • Wu Chinese's instance of is recorded as modern language[5].
  • Wu Chinese is a type of Chinese[6].
  • Wu Chinese is a type of Sinitic[7].
  • Wu Chinese's writing system is recorded as Chinese characters[8].
  • Wu Chinese's Wikimedia language code is recorded as wuu[9].
  • Wu Chinese comprises Taihu Wu[10].
  • Wu Chinese comprises Taizhou Wu[11].
  • Wu Chinese comprises Wenzhounese[12].
  • Wu Chinese comprises Wuzhou Wu[13].
  • Wu Chinese comprises Chuqu Wu[14].
  • Wu Chinese comprises Xuanzhou Wu[15].
  • Wu Chinese's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 30, 'lon': 120}[16].
  • Wu Chinese's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Wu Chinese[17].
  • Wu Chinese's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+81400000'}[18].
  • Wu Chinese's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+80700000'}[19].
  • Wu Chinese's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+80102480'}[20].
  • Wu Chinese's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+79520000'}[21].
  • Wu Chinese's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+77170000'}[22].
  • Wu Chinese's replaces is recorded as Middle Chinese[23].
  • Wu Chinese's has effect is recorded as go-on[24].
  • Wu Chinese's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'wuu-hans', 'text': '吴语'}[25].
  • Wu Chinese's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'wuu-hant', 'text': '吳語'}[26].
  • Wu Chinese's different from is recorded as Q89317791[27].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include natural language[4] and modern language[5]. Recorded subclass of include Chinese[6] and Sinitic[7].

Use and Application

Components include Taihu Wu[10], a dialect[28], in People's Republic of China[29]; Taizhou Wu[11], a dialect[30]; Wenzhounese[12], a dialect[31], in People's Republic of China[32]; Wuzhou Wu[13], a dialect[33]; Chuqu Wu[14], a dialect[34]; and Xuanzhou Wu[15], a dialect[35].

Why It Matters

Wu Chinese draws 2,732 Wikipedia views per month (natural_language category, ranking #81 of 734).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 49 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . scriptsource.org. Retrieved . scriptsource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . iso639-3.sil.org. iso639-3.sil.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Ethnologue. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . ethnologue.com. Retrieved . ethnologue.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Ethnologue. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Nationalencyklopedin. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category Category:Wu Chinese
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    Has parts
    Has part(s) Taihu Wu, Taizhou Wu, Wenzhounese +3
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