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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Mandarin_ChineseMandarin Chinese - Wikipedia

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   A speaker from Tanghe ( Central Plains Mandarin) Mandarin ( / ˈmændərɪn / ⓘ MAN-dər-in; simplified Chinese : 官话; traditional Chinese : 官話; pinyin : Guānhuà; lit. 'officials' speech') is a group of Chinese language dialects that are natively spoken across most of northern and southwestern China. The group includes the Beijing ...

   • Native speakers: 920 million (2017), L2 speakers: 200 million (no date)

   • Region: most of Northern and Southwestern China (see also Standard Chinese)

2. simple.wikipedia.org › wiki › Mandarin_ChineseMandarin Chinese - Simple English Wikipedia, the free ...

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   Most people emigrating from the Greater China region now speak Mandarin, while in past centuries most spoke Cantonese or Taishanese, another local Chinese dialect. Standard Mandarin is one of the six official languages at the United Nations. The others are English, French, Spanish, Russian and Arabic .

   • Native speakers: 955 million (2010)

   • Region: Most of Northern and Southwestern China, (see also Standard Chinese)

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   Why is Chinese language called 'Mandarin'?

   • And the language the Chinese officials spoke became “Mandarin,” which is how the English name for the language more than 1 billion people in China speak still comes from Portuguese. But words have a way of collecting just-so origin stories, and Chinese speakers have sometimes retroactively given a Chinese origin to “mandarin,” says Moser.

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   What does Mandarin mean in English?

   • In everyday English, "Mandarin" refers to Standard Chinese, which is often called simply "Chinese". Standard Mandarin Chinese is based on Beijing dialect, with some lexical and syntactic influence from other Mandarin dialects.

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   Why is Mandarin called Northern Chinese?

   • Because Mandarin originated in North China and most Mandarin dialects are found in the north, the group is sometimes referred to as Northern Chinese ( simplified Chinese: 北方话; traditional Chinese: 北方話; pinyin: Běifānghuà; lit. 'northern speech').

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   How many people speak Mandarin?

   • Mandarin is spoken by over 800 million people around the world, more than any other language. Most people emigrating from the Greater China region now speak Mandarin, while in past centuries most spoke Cantonese or Taishanese, another local Chinese dialect. Standard Mandarin is one of the six official languages at the United Nations.

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4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Category:Mandarin-languageCategory:Mandarin-language films - Wikipedia

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   S. Seven Years in Tibet (1997 film) Categories: Chinese-language films. Films by language. Mandarin Chinese. CatAutoTOC generates no TOC.

5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › French_languageFrench language - Wikipedia

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   t. e. French ( français, French: [fʁɑ̃sɛ], or langue française, French: [lɑ̃ɡ fʁɑ̃sɛːz]) is a Romance language of the Indo-European family. It descended from the Vulgar Latin of the Roman Empire, as did all Romance languages. French evolved from Gallo-Romance, the Latin spoken in Gaul, and more specifically in Northern Gaul.

   • Signed forms: Signed French, (français signé)

6. www.thoughtco.com › mandarin-history-and-cultureMandarin History and Culture - ThoughtCo

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   Mandarin History and Culture. Pronunciation. Vocabulary. Understanding Chinese Characters. The Modern Chinese Wedding Ceremony and Banquet. Chinese Chops Or Seals. The Chinese Proverb of 'Sai Weng Lost His Horse'. The Chinese Zodiac in Mandarin. Chinese Fable Stories With Morals.

7. www.theatlantic.com › science › archiveWhere Does 'Mandarin' Come From? - The Atlantic

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   Jan 4, 2019 · Yes, true, mandarin ducks are native to China, where Mandarin is the official language. But the word mandarin has a more roundabout origin. It does not come from Mandarin Chinese, which refers to ...

8. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Chinese_WikipediaChinese Wikipedia - Wikipedia

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   The Chinese Wikipedia ( traditional Chinese: 中 文 維 基 百 科; simplified Chinese: 中 文 维 基 百 科; pinyin: Zhōngwén Wéijī Bǎikē) is the written vernacular Chinese (a form of Mandarin Chinese) edition of Wikipedia. It is run by the Wikimedia Foundation.