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32: Fallen Leaves: The Chinese Languages (with Wu Mei-Shin, Ye Jingting, and Israel Lai)
Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.
The Differences Between Modern and Middle Chinese
Chinese has about 18 languages as it lists as mutually unintelligible. Each of those languages, if you click on them, has a whole heap of dialects. For instance, they have different sis in tones or other aspects. In mainland China, the largest language overall is Mandarin.
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