The boundaries between one so-called language and the next are not always easyto define. The Chinese refer to themselves and their language, in any of the forms below, as Han - a name which derives from the Han dynasty (202 BC-AD 220). Han Chinese is thus to be distinguished from the non-Han minority languages used in China.

Let’s take a look at the language’s origins and find out how Mandarin made it to where it is today! Origins. Ironically (considering China’s lax approach to Tibetan language education), Chinese forms a part of what is known as the Sino-Tibetan language family. There is no current evidence that indicates at what point ancient Chinese separated itself from the language family, but …

The Legendary Origins of the Chinese Language. Strong fingers traced delicate lines, four ancient eyes blinked in mild astonishment, and the idea of a new form of communication began to grow. Just as Nu Wa breathed life into the first human beings, Cang Jie created a written form of the Chinese language that gave it a new birth.

Roots of Chinese language. Most linguists classify all of the variations of spoken Chinese as part of the Sino-Tibetan family and believe that there was an original language, called Proto-Sino-Tibetan, similar to Proto Indo-European, from which the …

The Chinese language is as old as China itself and belongs to the Sino-Tibetan language family, which includes the modern Chinese language, as well as Tibetan, Himalayan and Burmese. 4000 Years Old! Linguists can trace Chinese back 4,000 years!

Nov 26, 2021 · The Chinese language has the honour of being called the oldest written language of the world that has a history of 6,000 years. The inscriptions of Chinese characters have been discovered in many turtle shells belonging to Shang Dynasty around 1766 BC – 1123 BC, which proves that written language has an existence of over 3,000 years.

The origin of Chinese comes from the discovery of the famous Oracle Bones and what is believed to be the earliest samplings of Chinese script. These bones date from the Shang Dynasty (1600-1046 BCE). With such a rich history, Chinese has obviously undergone many changes and influences due to wars and cultural shifts.

Oct 26, 2014 · Hokkien is the oldest Sinitic language alive today. It provides an invaluable resource for scholars of ancient Chinese as well as comparative Sino-Tibetan. Mandarin and other Chinese dialects such as Cantonese have gone through the “middle Chinese” phase, Hokkien did not. She is a direct descendant of old Chinese. Read more