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LINK Chinese isn't (technically) a language - YouTube

Although there are 5 major Chinese dialects, there are actually more than 60 Chinese dialects ... All of them use the same pictogram writing system, even though the spoken languages are often very different.

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snytiger6 9 Mar 6
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language is 100% about communication.

puff Level 8 Mar 6, 2024
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Of course having a written language which is not phonetic, does not help to stop the spoken language from diverging.

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