请将下面这段话翻译成英文：

湘语

湘语，又称”湘方言“或”湖南话“，属汉藏语系汉语族，是生活在湘江流域及其支系一带湖湘民系使用的主要语言。现代湘语的使用者主要分布在中国湖南省大部分地区，包括长沙、株洲、湘潭、岳阳、益阳、娄底、衡阳、邵阳、永州等。2010年统计约为4500万人口说湘语，占汉族人口的4%左右，是世界上使用人口第33位的语言。

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Xiang Chinese (Language)

Xiang Language is also known as “Xiang Dialect” or “Hunan Language”. It belongs to the Sinitic Branch of Sino-Tibetan Languages, and is the main language used by the native Xiang populace living in Xiang River Basin and its offshoots. Modern Xiang speakers are distributed across a large area of Hunan Province such as Changsha, Zhuzhou, Xiangtan, Yueyang, Yiyang, Loudi, Hengyang, Shaoyang, and Yongzhou. The 2010 statistics show the number of Xiang speakers to be approximately 45 million. This accounts for roughly 4% of the Han people, making it the 33rd most-spoken language worldwide.

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