how many diferant dialects of chinese are there!!
well I dont know so if you do PLEASE ANSWER TO THIS!!!
and then I will know and evewry body else who looks at this post!
dialects
How many?
This is really an impossible question to answer, you first have to define what "Chinese" is, then you have define "what a "dialect" is. Linguists have been arguing over these distinctions for years. They cannot even agree if Chinese is a single language or an inclusive group of several distinct languages.
The simplest answer would be...lots and lots.
The simplest answer would be...lots and lots.
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