Chinese language
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Chinese or the Sinitic language(s) (汉语/漢語, pinyin: Hànyǔ; 华语/華語, Huáyǔ; or 中文, Zhōngwén) can be considered a language or language family. Originally the indigenous languages spoken by the Han Chinese in China, it forms one of the two branches of Sino-Tibetan family of languages. About one-fifth of the world’s population, or over 1 billion people, speak some form of Chinese as their native language. The identification of the varieties of Chinese as "languages" or "dialects" is controversial.
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Language
| Main Country |
| Dialects |
| Language Family |
| Writing System |
| Region |
| ISO 639-3 Code |
- zho
| ISO 639-2 Code |
- chi
| ISO 639-1 Code |
- zh
| Rosetta Project Code |
| Spoken in countries |
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