https://bit.ly/freeslkit_china_languages 🇨🇳 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 non-Chinese 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/world-asia-china-23975037
🎬 Video Clips:
Words in Four Different Chinese Dialects
https://youtu.be/9JK4fQZMfBk
Listen To These 25 Different Chinese Dialects
https://youtu.be/d9eCNdv0XMQ
12 Words in Different Chinese Dialects & Languages
https://youtu.be/-0EAzuMjmfo
Mandarin VS Cantonese VS Hakka
https://youtu.be/gQEGUN5lNto
My Mother-In-Law from China Teaches Me Putian, Fujian Dialect
https://youtu.be/ffYx1cyHtIo
The Hokkien language, casually spoken | Selly speaking Median Hokkien | Wikitongues
https://youtu.be/r8R0FbhpGuE
Classic Cantonese Opera hits the stage again in China
https://youtu.be/DWWLntegCrQ
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