![]() Nevertheless, Mandarin as a group is often placed first in lists of languages by number of native speakers (with nearly one billion). Many varieties of Mandarin, such as those of the Southwest (including Sichuanese) and the Lower Yangtze, are not mutually intelligible with the standard language (or are only partially intelligible). Because Mandarin originated in North China and most Mandarin dialects are found in the north, the group is sometimes referred to as Northern Chinese ( simplified Chinese: 北方话 traditional Chinese: 北方話 pinyin: Běifānghuà lit. The group includes the Beijing dialect, the basis of the phonology of Standard Chinese, the official language of China. 'officials' speech') is a group of Chinese (Sinitic) dialects that are natively spoken across most of northern and southwestern China. ![]() Mandarin ( / ˈ m æ n d ər ɪ n/ ( listen) simplified Chinese: 官话 traditional Chinese: 官話 pinyin: Guānhuà lit. A speaker from Tanghe ( Central Plains Mandarin)
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