The Mandarin language belongs to the O Sino-Tibetan family O Indo-European family O Nostralic family O Austro-Asiatic family
The Mandarin language belongs to the O Sino-Tibetan family O Indo-European family O Nostralic family O Austro-Asiatic family
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Transcribed Image Text:The text on the page is a multiple-choice question about the linguistic classification of the Mandarin language. The question and options are formatted as follows:
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**Question:**
The Mandarin language belongs to the
- ○ Sino-Tibetan family
- ○ Indo-European family
- ○ Nostratic family
- ● Austro-Asiatic family
A button labeled "Previous" is located beneath the options.
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**Note:** The correct classification for Mandarin is the Sino-Tibetan family, but the option selected in the image is the Austro-Asiatic family.
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The Mandarin language is the official language of the People's Republic of China. Today, it is treated as the standard/classical version of Chinese. Earlier, another version called Cantonese was in use. Mandarin is said to have originated in Northern China.
Language family means languages that have a common origin. This is similar to a human family - languages are members of the family, while the origins of certain words and dialects, is common. Etymological, historical and archaeological studies have classified many such language families in the world.
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