Sinitic languages
group of East Asian analytic languages and a major branch of the Sino-Tibetan language family / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Sinitic languages, also called the "Chinese languages", are a branch of Sino-Tibetan languages spoken mainly in China. Some think there is a split between Sinitic languages and the rest of the family (Tibeto-Burman languages), but many researchers now do not agree with this.[1] Because of this, the Sinitic languages are simply Sino-Tibetan languages that are seen as varieties of Chinese. Many think Chinese is one language with many dialects, when it may be a group of different languages.[lower-alpha 1]
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Chinese | |
Ethnicity: | Sinitic peoples |
Geographic distribution: | China, Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan |
Linguistic classification: | Sino-Tibetan
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ISO 639-5: | zhx |
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