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Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of Macau!
19Oct By Chloe HarmonNo Comments
Learning Languages

Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of Macau!

A tiny island, special administrative region and former Portuguese colony, Macau is probably one of those places you think of. Yet the languages of Macau are arguably more interesting than any other country in Asia - including China and Japan! Though it only has a population of roughly 650,000, the languages of Macau are a strange mix of European languages - a remnant of a time when Macau was a colony - and various Asian languages, including several dialects of Chinese. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Official Languages of Macau Chinese (577,500) Portuguese (4,000) Dialects of Chinese Cantonese (556,500) Mandarin (20,800) Yue (50,000) Foreign languages of Macau Filipino (15,000) English (9,750) Vietnamese (7,250) ...
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Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of Taiwan
12Oct By Gareth SeagullNo Comments
Learning Languages

Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of Taiwan

Though it may (or indeed, may not) be a country, it's hard to deny that the languages of Taiwan aren't incredible. A storied history, including numerous wars and civil wars, have left the island with people who speak hundreds of languages... As we almost all countries, some of these languages are incredibly well spoken - with hundreds of millions, if not billions of speakers worldwide - whilst others are much smaller, and only really spoken in Taiwan. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); National Languages of Taiwan Taiwanese Mandarin (19.68 Million) Taiwanese Hokkien (19.03 Million) Taiwanese Hakka (1.56 Million) Formosan (330,000) Matsu (235,750) Immigrant Languages of Taiwan Javanese (215,000) Vietnamese (200,000) Thai (...
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5Oct By Gareth SeagullNo Comments
Learning Languages

Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of Hong Kong!

Once a desolate rock with few inhabitants, Hong Kong is now populated by millions of people who speak hundreds of languages from all corners of the globe. As such the languages of Hong Kong are incredibly diverse - more so than you'd ever have imagined! Indeed, many of the languages spoken on the island have billions of speakers worldwide, whilst others only have a few million across Asia. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Official Languages of Hong Kong According to the Basic Law of Hong Kong, there are two official languages of Hong Kong, which are used in both daily life and in government. These are: Chinese - 7.35 Million English - 3.97 Million Dialects of Chinese Though "Chinese" is one of the two official languages of Hong Kon...
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Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of Australia!
22Jun By Chloe HarmonNo Comments
Learning Languages

Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of Australia!

Today, Australia is renowned for its acceptance of immigrants. Whilst not only making the country ethnically diverse, it also makes the country linguistically diverse too, with the languages of Australia being more interesting than you'd probably think... Indeed, many think that the languages of Australia are just English and maybe a few other languages. Yet, it's more than that, with there being hundreds of weird and unknown languages spoken in the country, as well as the ones you'd have thought of... (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Official Language of Australia Although there had been minor European contact with Australia beforehand (notably by the Dutch), the majority of European contact with Australia would begin after James Cook "rediscov...
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Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of China!
27Apr By Gareth SeagullNo Comments
Culture

Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of China!

Today, it often seems like China is taking over the world, their industry is seemingly everywhere, and their language is spoken by 1.3 billion people. Yet, the languages of China are not as cut-and-dry as you may think... Indeed, as with pretty much every other country in the world, there are numerous languages spoken in China. 302 to be exact, more so than any other country on Earth (but then again, China is the fourth largest country in the world!) (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Official Language of China According to the Constitution of the People's Republic of China, there is only one official language of China: Standard Chinese If you live in the west, chances are that you've never heard of someone refer to it as "Standard Chinese"...
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