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(Alterations to page "Chinese Language" at: )

Varieties of Chinese:diff - For this reason many linguists treat Chinese as a family of languages within the Sino-Tibetan language phylum. + Linguists generally consider Chinese to be a single language and its varieties to be dialects.

Sinitic languages: diff - otherwise Sinitic is equivalent to the Chinese languages, and often used in opposition to "Chinese dialects" to convey the idea that these are distinct languages rather than dialects of a single language. + otherwise Sinitic is equivalent to Chinese, and usage of the term may reflect the view that the varieties of Chinese are distinct languages, rather than dialects of a single language.

Classical Chinese:diff all occurrences of language(s) in the context of more than 1, replaced with variety (of one single language)

Rhotic consonant:diff - vast majority of Chinese languages (e.g. Cantonese, Min, Wu) had + vast majority of Chinese varieties (e.g. Cantonese, Min, Wu)

Fuzhou dialect:diff Min language]]s, > Min varieties - Recent reports indicate that less than 50% of young people in Fuzhou are able to speak the language + Recent reports indicate that less than 50% of young people in Fuzhou are able to speak Fuzhou dialect - became the early prototypes in which Fuzhou dialect and other Min Chinese languages emerged from + and other Min Chinese varieties emerged|undefined

Teochew dialect:diff - Teochew is a member of the Southern Min or Min Nan language family, which in turn constitutes a part of the Min language family, one of the seven major language families of the Sinitic. As with other varieties of Chinese, linguists have not yet agreed on whether Teochew should be treated as a language or a dialect although it is mutually unintelligible with other "dialect groups" of China but mutually intelligible with some other Southern Min Languages, such as the dialects of Zhangzhou and Quanzhou.. The Chaozhou language in China be roughly divided into three sub-groups defined by physically proximate areas + Teochew is a member of the Southern Min or Min Nan dialect group, which in turn constitutes a part of Min Chinese, one of the seven major dialect groups of Chinese. As with other varieties of Chinese, it is not very mutually intelligible with other dialect groups of China but is mutually intelligible with some other Southern dialects, such as those of Zhangzhou and Quanzhou. [...] The Chaozhou dialect in China be roughly divided into three sub-groups defined by physically proximate areas - Southern Min languages are typified by a lack of labiodentals, as illustrated below + Southern Min dialects are typified by a lack of labiodentals, as illustrated below: - The personal pronouns in Teochew, like in other Sinitic languages, do not show case marking + The personal pronouns in Teochew, like in other Chinese varieties, do not show case marking - No other southern Chinese language, such as Cantonese or Hakka, has this distinction + No other southern Chinese variety has this distinction.