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| Ethno-linguistic Groups in China. (High-resolution Map) |
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| Source: U.S.
Central Intelligence Agency, Directorate of Intelligence, Office of
Basic Geographic Intelligence, 1967. Copyright: This image is a work of a Central Intelligence Agency employee, taken or made during the course of the person's official duties. As a Work of the United States Government, all images created or made by the CIA are in the public domain, with the exception of classified information. |
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In China some 30 major languages are spoken, which can be classified into 12 groups: Turkic, Mongolian, Tungusic, Korean, Tadyhik, Mon-Khmer, Han, Hui, Tebeto-Burman, Tai, Miao-Yao, and Uighur. |
