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Sinitic

Sinitic
Geographic
distribution:
China
Linguistic classification: Sino-Tibetan
  • Sinitic
Subdivisions:
ISO 639-5:
Glottolog: sini1245  (Chinese)
macr1275  (Macro-Bai)

The Sinitic languages, often synonymous with the group of Chinese varieties, are a family of Sino-Tibetan languages. They have frequently been postulated to constitute a primary branch, but this is rejected by an increasing number of researchers. The Bai languages and possible relatives, whose classification is difficult, may also be Sinitic; otherwise Sinitic is equivalent to Chinese, and the term may be used to indicate that the varieties of Chinese are distinct languages rather than dialects of a single language.


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