Do not many ethnic minorities speak Chinese?

Updated on culture 2024-04-23
27 answers
  1. Anonymous users2024-02-08

    There are very few ethnic minorities who do not speak Chinese. Only a small percentage of older people still speak the local national language. Most of them speak Chinese, but also speak their own language, and they are proficient in both languages, which is a very common phenomenon, because Mandarin is a Chinese language (there is no ambiguity about Sinicization or non-Sinicization).

    In addition, the Chinese language speakers of ethnic minorities in China are very common, and the degree of mastery of the Chinese language and writing is different, and most of the commonly used languages are basically mastered, and there are many proficient people, and there are also many ethnic friends in ethnic minority areas who are not only proficient in the Chinese language and writing, but also proficient in the languages and writings of several ethnic groups.

    Most of today's ethnic minorities speak Chinese, except for a few elderly people. Young people plenary, Chinese is a compulsory subject for us when we go to school! How can such a question be asked?

    The whole country is paying attention to harmony, how can it be harmonious if you don't speak Chinese? Foreigners will say, let alone Chinese!

  2. Anonymous users2024-02-07

    No, most people live in clusters, so they form a circle that retains their original culture and language, and even if they are assimilated ethnic minorities, they will use their own language at home, and those who don't speak at all are only a fraction. There are 55 ethnic minorities in China. The Hui and Manchu generally use Chinese as their mother tongue, and other ethnic minorities have their own national languages, and some have more than two ethnic languages, such as the Yugur people use the eastern Yugur language and the western Yugur language, and the Yao people use Mian, Bunu and Lajia languages respectively.

    All minority languages in China belong to five language families (Sino-Tibetan, Altaic, South Asian, Austronesian, Indo-European).

  3. Anonymous users2024-02-06

    Minority. There are quite a few people who don't speak Chinese. But score age groups.

    Like the old people of the past. Basically, I don't speak Han. Now young people and small children.

    They all speak Chinese. Because now they are all popularizing Han. I'm here in Hainan now.

    Those. Older generations. I don't speak Chinese.

    It's just a simple sentence or two.

  4. Anonymous users2024-02-05

    Some of the older people may not be able to speak, but most of the younger people can. Even if local young people go to schools in their local dialect and learn textbooks in their own local language, they need to know Mandarin if they want to work outside.

  5. Anonymous users2024-02-04

    Up to now, all ethnic minorities in China can speak Chinese, and it is almost impossible to survive if they don't speak Chinese.

  6. Anonymous users2024-02-03

    It should be basically said that it has not been so many years since Mandarin was promoted, and there are many people who go out to other places, so it is easy to communicate with Mandarin.

  7. Anonymous users2024-02-02

    Ethnic minorities all have their own native dialects, and they also speak Mandarin, and they generally speak their own local language.

  8. Anonymous users2024-02-01

    Mandarin is very popular.

  9. Anonymous users2024-01-31

    There should be quite a lot of main ones who have their own circles, and if you don't come out, you may not understand it very well.

  10. Anonymous users2024-01-30

    Hello, this seems to be quite a lot, you can look it up on the Internet.

  11. Anonymous users2024-01-29

    It is customary to refer to Chinese as Chinese because in Chinese language and literature, Chinese has always occupied the mainstream position; At the same time, the languages of China's ethnic minorities and local dialects are also the idioms of Chinese. In Europe, English has always been the mainstream, and at the same time, each Chinese language has its own characteristics, forming the language of each country.

  12. Anonymous users2024-01-28

    I don't think minority languages are Chinese dialects.

    There are three criteria for distinguishing between languages and dialects:

    1. The test criteria for distinguishing between languages and dialects when talking. 2. Is there a common standard language and a unified written language?

    3. The distinction between languages and dialects should not only be based on their linguistic attributes, but also respect their historical and cultural traditions and ethnic affiliation.

    The above is excerpted from: "Basic Course of Chinese Dialectology".

  13. Anonymous users2024-01-27

    This starts with the formation of the Hui people. As one of the ethnic minorities in China, the Hui were formed in the Tang Dynasty. This is the latest ethnic group to be formed among the many ethnic minorities in our country.

    Fundamentally speaking, the Hui are not the indigenous people of China, and similar ethnic groups include the Russian people. The difference lies in the fact that the Russians have their own main body outside the country, while the Hui, as a newly formed nation, do not have such a foreign subject.

    The ancestors of the Hui came from Arab countries and entered our country by water and land. This is also the reason why Hui compatriots are now concentrated in coastal cities such as northwest China and Quanzhou, Fujian. Most of these Arabs who have entered our country are businessmen who carry out economic and trade activities.

    Because they often travel back and forth between the Tang Dynasty (Chang'an) and various countries on the Arabian Peninsula, people call them "Huihui" - this is not a derogatory term, but just to indicate their frequent travel back and forth, back and forth.

    Later, a considerable number of Arab merchants settled in Chang'an and other places, lived in harmony with other local ethnic groups, intermarried with each other, and gradually formed a new nation, and people followed the previous name, which is the origin of the Hui ethnic name.

    Due to this historical reason and ethnic origin, the Hui compatriots in China generally use Chinese (local dialects) and Arabic in their religious activities. This is the reason why the Hui compatriots do not have their own language. Because fundamentally speaking, the ancestors of the Hui people were Arabs, and they already had a fairly mature civilization (script), and there was no need to create a new script.

    However, there are still slight differences between the Chinese language used by the Hui compatriots and those commonly used by the Han people. This is mainly manifested in the transliteration of a large number of Arabic and Persian words that have been borrowed by the Hui compatriots. If you are not a member of your own ethnic group, you may not know what it means.

    For example, the word "Dongya" is ** in Persian. The meaning is equivalent to what our Han people often say about "Yang World" and "Human World", and sometimes it also has the derivative meaning of "the whole world". For example, people like you have never seen it on "Dongya".

    As a member of the big family of the Chinese nation, the Hui compatriots have emerged many famous figures in history, such as the great navigator Zheng He. There is also a great calligrapher Mi Fu, there are experts who are also Hui people. During the anti-Japanese period, there were also the famous "Hui detachments" who fought bravely and resisted the Japanese invasion together with other fraternal nationalities.

  14. Anonymous users2024-01-26

    Because the ancestors of the Hui people were generally Arabs and Persians, they came to the Central Plains to intermarry with the Han people, and then because of their belief in Islam, they formed a separate ethnic group called the Hui, they did not have their own language, and at first they used Persian and Arabic scripts. Later, as the number of Hui people continued to increase, the Arabic language gradually faded away, so the Hui people slowly became sinicized.

  15. Anonymous users2024-01-25

    The ancestors of the Hui were Arabs and Persians, and they both believed in Islam, so they formed the ethnic Hui. Because they didn't have their own language, they started using Persian and Arabic. Then, as the Hui people became more and more, the Chinese language was uniformly used.

  16. Anonymous users2024-01-24

    Because the Hui were also a branch of the Han people a long time ago, in the southwest region, due to the rugged terrain and language barriers, they also formed their own language, but the Chinese characters are the same.

  17. Anonymous users2024-01-23

    Chinese characters and Mandarin are approved by China and promoted throughout the country, but because some remote areas or ethnic minorities have deep-rooted local cultures, it is difficult to adjust them in a short time. As a result, there are still a few ethnic minorities in our country who have their own written and spoken languages. For example, the Mongolian language of the Mongolian people, and the Dai language of the Dai people are their own script and language.

    This also reflects China's demeanor as a great country in dealing with ethnic minorities and seeking common ground while reserving differences. <>

    1. The Popularization of Chinese Characters The birth of Chinese characters is closely related to the traditional Chinese culture in China, in ancient times, human beings had to work together in order to survive, so in this process, human beings were born language. Therefore, the original language was only passed on by word of mouth, but with the passage of time, people gradually found that the language was defective and could not be preserved in a fleeting manner, and the birth of writing was a characteristic of the progress of human civilization. It can be seen from this that Chinese characters have been the painstaking efforts of our ancestors for thousands of years.

    Second, the internal complexity of ethnic minorities China not only allows people of the Han nationality to use Chinese characters, but also allows people of ethnic minorities to use Chinese characters. Therefore, Chinese characters have also become the official language of our country in international activities. There are a few ethnic minorities who are deeply influenced by Han culture, and it is natural for them to use Han as their own language.

    Most of the ethnic minorities whose Chinese characters are inconsistent with their own ethnic groups will also choose to use Chinese characters as their scripts. However, there are still some ethnic minorities who use more than one script, that is, they can not only learn Chinese characters, but also have other scripts, for example, the Dai people have four scripts. <>

    3. Seeking common ground while reserving differences: There is no mandatory requirement for ethnic minorities to use Chinese characters, which is to recognize the uniqueness of ethnic minorities. It is precisely these uniqueness that retain the inherent characteristics of ethnic minorities, which is also an important part of China's traditional culture. It embodies China's national spirit of seeking common ground while reserving differences.

  18. Anonymous users2024-01-22

    Tibetans, Uyghurs, Koreans, Mongolians, etc., have their own scripts and languages. At present, there are 19 ethnic minorities in China, each with its own script and language.

  19. Anonymous users2024-01-21

    Tibetans, Uyghurs, Mongolians, etc., all have their own scripts and languages, as well as their own unique national cultures.

  20. Anonymous users2024-01-20

    The Uyghurs, Tibetans, and Mongolians all have their own scripts and languages, and they are basically relatively large ethnic groups.

  21. Anonymous users2024-01-19

    Tibetan, Mongolian, Korean, Uyghur, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Zhuang.

  22. Anonymous users2024-01-18

    The Yi civilization is earlier than the Han people, and the ancient script is the evolution of the Yi language.

  23. Anonymous users2024-01-17

    Uyghurs. This ethnic group has its own radio station, which broadcasts in the Uyghur language.

  24. Anonymous users2024-01-16

    The Tong script is one of the six original scripts in the world.

  25. Anonymous users2024-01-15

    Since there is no language and writing, it should not be joined by the Han nationality and should not be called a minority. Isn't it good to carve out so many nationalities?

  26. Anonymous users2024-01-14

    China is composed of many ethnic groups, and it is impossible to do without any of them.

    Mutual respect is the only way to do it, and there is no one who is superior or inferior.

    So what do you mean?

  27. Anonymous users2024-01-13

    If there is no language, is it still called a minority? It's just that some have no text.

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