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by adastra22 237 days ago
They are considered separate languages in the same way that Chinese “dialects” are considered separate languages.
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eru 237 days ago
Some Chinese dialects are a lot further apart than eg English and German. They are mostly called 'Chinese dialects' rather than languages for political reasons. Gotta project that unity.
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adastra22 237 days ago
Yes. That was the point I was implying :)
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