IS CHINESE A LANGUAGE? The short answer? No. Chinese is a language FAMILY, not a single language. In this video, you will learn the fascinating story of 7 major Chinese languages, and a bit about the many nonChinese languages that are spoken in China.

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⏱ TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 Is “Chinese” a Language?
0:20 One Country, Many Languages
1:35 History, In a Nutshell
3:11 #1: Min
4:41 #2: Gan
5:30 #3: Hakka
6:58 #4: Mandarin
8:24 #5: Cantonese
10:18 #6: Wu
11:10 #7: Xiang
11:48 Endangered Languages

SOURCES & ATTRIBUTIONS:

BBC: Beijing says 400 million Chinese cannot speak Mandarin
https://www.bbc.com/news/worldasiac...

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