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Line 1: − '''Mandarin''' is the [[official language|official spoken language]] of [[China]] and [[Taiwan]] and is one of the four official languages of [[Singapore]]. It is widely spoken in [[Malaysia]] and other parts of [[Southeast Asia]]. Mandarin has different official names in China, Taiwan, and Singapore.+ − − In China, Mandarin is officially known as Putonghua ([[Traditional Chinese]]: 普通話; [[Simplified Chinese]]: 普通话; [[Hanyu Pinyin]]: Pǔtōnghuà). − − In Taiwan, it is officially known as Guoyu ([[Traditional Chinese]]: 國語; [[Simplified Chinese]]: 国语; [[Hanyu Pinyin]]: Guóyǔ). − − In Singapore, it is officially known as Huayu ([[Traditional Chinese]]: 華語; [[Simplified Chinese]]: 华语; [[Hanyu Pinyin]]: Huáyǔ). − − Mandarin is the dialect which originated in [[Beijing]], China's capital for the last millenium, and has thus spread throughout the country as a ''lingua franca''. Since the beginning of the Communist regime in 1949, it has been enforced as the official spoken language in all schools and governmental offices. − − [[Category:Sino-Tibetan languages]] − [[Category:China]] − [[Category:Taiwan]]
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