Yue is a branch of the Sinitic languages primarily spoken in Southern China, particularly in the provinces of Guangdong and Guangxi, collectively known as Liangguang.
Facts
ISO 639-3 Code Speaker Count2021-2024 native-speaker figure from the article infobox; Ethnologue's total speaker figure for Yue is cited as approximately 86 million in secondary tabulations. RegionGuangdong, Guangxi, western Hainan, Hong Kong, and Macau 1 Connections
In Family
Source Wikipedia: Yue Chinese
Written In
Yue Chinese (Cantonese) is written with Chinese characters, including characters coined for Cantonese-specific words.
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: China, located there.
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Yue Chinese
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Yue (Cantonese pronunciation ...) is a branch of the Sinitic languages primarily spoken in Southern China, particularly in the provinces of Guangdong and Guangxi (collectively known as Liangguang).
Infobox, ISO 639-3
yue
Infobox, Speakers (Native)
85 million (2021-2024)
Infobox, Region
Guangdong, Guangxi, western Hainan, Hong Kong, and Macau
In Family: Sino-Tibetan, Infobox, Language family
Sino-Tibetan > Sinitic > Chinese > Yue
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