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by lmm 1743 days ago
> It's unambiguous

On the contrary, if you just use the name of the language then it's not at all clear to a user who's using the "wrong" language where the language selector is.

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Then supplement it with a standard language switcher icon: either A/文 or a globe.
That will still be less recognizable for most users than a flag.