Most Han Chinese living in northern and southwestern China are native speakers of a dialect of Mandarin. The North China Plain provided few barriers to migration, leading to relative linguistic homogeneity over a wide area in northern China. In contrast, the mountains and rivers of southern China have spawned the other six major groups of Chinese varieties, with great internal diversity, particularly in Fujian. WebFirst language speakers: 929 million. Total speakers: 1.1+ billion. Looking at total speakers, Mandarin is the second most widely spoken language in the world. However, it's the …
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WebPeople's Republic of China: 1,379,302,771: Simplified Chinese Written Mandarin: Standard Chinese Republic of China (Taiwan) 23,508,428: Traditional Chinese Written Mandarin: … WebHaving said that, not everybody in Hong Kong and Macau can speak Mandarin, a good guess (based on living there) would be that around 70% can speak good Mandarin, especially older people and people living further away from the central districts (in Hong Kong) often have trouble communicating in this language. how do sources differ in presenting evidence
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WebBased on my first lines of code written in the early 1980s and first publication in Computer Persönlich I’ve been honing my skills in software development and business since then. My passion is software development in multiple programming languages and thanks to my demanding clients I keep up with current technologies being languages, … WebMandarin is the predominant Nothern Chinese language, and Cantonese is the predominant Southern Chinese language. In fact, both regions of China had dozens and dozens of different spoken languages, just like Europe has many small languages. The difference is they used the same writing system for all of the spoken languages. WebIn China, around 70% of the population speaks some form of Mandarin, but the different dialects of Mandarin aren't always mutually intelligible. Among the older demographic, minorities, and in rural areas, Mandarin isn't as common and other languages are spoken, but within the next few decades, the proportion of Mandarin speakers might grow. how do sounds change