Fascinating Facts About Our Most Common Tongues
<p>Native speakers: 1.1 billion Mandarin holds the top spot as the language with the most native speakers worldwide. Its logographic writing originates from 4,000 year old oracle bone script.</p>
<p>However, Mandarin features over 400 dialects. While mutually intelligible, dialects like Manchu and Cantonese feature pronounced differences.</p>
<p>In 1958, the People’s Republic of China simplified the Chinese writing system to boost literacy. Complex traditional characters were replaced with pared down forms.</p>
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