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粵語 Autonyms
Yue Chinese
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Yue Chinese is a language of wider communication that originated in China, Hong Kong, and Macao. It belongs to the Sino-Tibetan language family and is part of the Chinese macrolanguage. The language is used as a first language by all in the ethnic community. It is used as a language of instruction in education.
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It belongs to the Sino-Tibetan language family.
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