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    After Mandarin and Cantonese, what are the third, fourth and fifth most spoken languages in China (not dialects).

    Question #125360. Asked by BaronBatty. (Mar 08 12 3:55 AM)


    gkaz4

    		http://www.omniglot.com/chinese/spoken.htm

    1) P?t?nghuà (Mandarin)
    2) Wú
    3) Yuè (Cantonese)
    4) M?n Nán (Southern Min)
    5) Jìny?
    6) Hakka

    Mar 08 12, 5:03 AM
    author

    		1.Mandarin 850 mill
    2.Wu 90 mill
    3.Cantonese (Yue) 70 mill
    4.Min 50 mill

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_languages

    The fifth most spoken seems to be Jin language (45 mill).

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jin_language

    Mar 08 12, 5:39 PM

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