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Each map is accompanied by a blue sheet of the same size containing explanatory notes. [1] The atlas is divided into three sections: [3] A. General maps A1 Languages in China; A2 Chinese dialects in China; A3 Ethnic Minorities in China; A4 Minority languages in China; A5 Language distribution (Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region) B. Maps of ...
Chang–Du or Chang–Jing, sometimes called Nanchang or Nanchangese [1] (simplified Chinese: 南昌话; traditional Chinese: 南昌話; pinyin: Nánchānghuà) after its principal dialect, is one of the Gan Chinese languages. It is named after Nanchang and Duchang County, and is spoken in those areas as well as in Xinjian, Anyi, Yongxiu, De'an ...
Other writing system for Chinese languages in China include: Nüshu script; Ten nationalities who never had a written system have, under the PRC's encouragement, developed phonetic alphabets. According to a government white paper published in early 2005, "by the end of 2003, 22 ethnic minorities in China used 28 written languages."
extinct languages of the Fertile Crescent such as Sumerian and Elamite. extinct languages of South Asia; mainly the unclassified Harappan language; small language families and isolates of the Indian subcontinent: Burushaski, Kusunda, and Nihali. The Vedda language of Sri Lanka is likely an isolate that has mixed with Sinhala.
Nanchang has a rapid economic development and ranks 15th among the fastest growing 20 cities in the world. It is one of the cities with the most potential for development in China and the world in the future. In 2017, the city's gross regional product (GDP) was 500.319 billion yuan(US$80.03 billion ), an increase of 9.0% over the previous year.
A language that uniquely represents the national identity of a state, nation, and/or country and is so designated by a country's government; some are technically minority languages. (On this page a national language is followed by parentheses that identify it as a national language status.) Some countries have more than one language with this ...
Multiple sources give different estimates of the area enclosed by the imaginary border of Asia. The New York Times Atlas of the World gives 43,608,000 km 2 (16,837,000 sq mi). [1] Chambers World Gazetteer rounds off to 44,000,000 km 2 (17,000,000 sq mi), [2] while the Concise Columbia Encyclopedia gives 44,390,000 km 2 (17,140,000 sq mi). [3]
See List of extinct countries, empires, etc. and Former countries in Europe after 1815 for articles about countries that are no longer in existence. See List of countries for other articles and lists on countries. Wikimedia Commons includes the Wikimedia Atlas of the World. Entries available in the atlas. General pages