Author: Student - Alisha Pal (24830)

How many different languages are spoken in china?
The number of different languages listed for China is 293. Of those 293 only 292 are spoken languages and 1 has no known speakers.
What is the official language of China?
Mandarin is the official language for both mainland China (known as Pu-Tong-Hua) and Taiwan (known as Guo-Yu)
What are the 7 major language groups?
Putonghua (Mandarin), Gan, Kejia (Hakka), Min, Wu, Xiang and Yue (Cantonese).
Where are the 7 major language groups spoken?
Mandarin: Mainland China (Official Language), Singapore (Official Language), Taiwan (Official Language), Overseas Chinese Communities such as Los Angeles.
Cantonese: Hong Kong (Official Language), Macau (Official Language), Overseas Chinese Communities such as San Francisco.
Wu (Shanghaiese) (c. 77 million) spoken in the provinces of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and the municipality of Shanghai.
The Min languages (i.e. Taiwanese) (c. 60 million) spoken in Fujian, Taiwan, parts of Southeast Asia particularly in Malaysia, the Philippines, and Singapore.
Xiang (Hunanese) :(c. 36 million) spoken in Hunan.
Hakka : (c. 34 million) spoken by the Hakka people, a cultural group of the Han Chinese, in several provinces across southern China, in Taiwan, and in parts of Southeast Asia such as Malaysia and Singapore.
Gan (c. 31 million) spoken in Jiangxi.