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Originally posted by ladygreek
Ditto. That seems backwards to me. Not wanting to sound supid, but is Cantonese considered the "Americanized" version of the traditional Chinese language?
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So I'm new to this discussion, but my understanding is that Cantonese is a widely spoken Southern Chinese language/dialect. It's different from other dialects spoken thoughout China, but is a common dialect people share in southern regions, though any one region generally has it's own dialect (true in the northern regions as well, from what I understand).
I grew up with a number of Asian Americans, and this is what I remember them telling me.
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