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Pejorative

Language; General language

Any usage of a word in a negative way. This also can apply to words where the original positive or neutral meaning has been altered.

International Mother Language Day

Language; General language

International Mother Language Day is an observance held annually on 21 February worldwide to promote awareness of linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingualism. It was first announced by ...

Cantonese is a language that originated in the Canton area of Southern China (now known as Guangzhou). In Mainland China it is mostly spoken in Guangdong province. Cantonese is also spoken in Hong ...

Min Nan

Language; General language

Min Nan, or the Southern Min languages, are a family of Chinese languages spoken in southern Fujian, eastern Guangdong, Hainan, southern Zhejiang provinces of China and in Taiwan. Min Nan usually ...

Min Dong

Language; General language

Min Dong, or the Eastern Min language, is the language mostly spoken in the eastern part of Fujian province in China. The capital of Fujian province is Fuzhou and the Fuzhou dialect of Min Dong is ...

Wu

Language; General language

Wu is a grouping of linguisitcally similar and related varieties of spoken Chinese primarily spoken in Zhejiang province, Shanghai and southern Jiangsu province.

Vietnamese

Language; General language

Vietnamese (tiếng Việt) is the national and official language of Vietnam. Vietnamese has around 70 million native speakers, including overseas Vietnamese communities. Vietnamese was formerly written ...