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Language Family and Writing System
Writing System		Chinese
Script(s) Used		[ ] (gw Ngd Ngw ) [ ] (yuetyuh)
Family		Sino-tibetan	vs	13.4% World Languages have Sino-Tibetan	compare Sino-Tibetan World Languages
Subgroup		Chinese
3 Letter Code		Yue

Number of Speakers
Number of Native speakers (millions)		66 (2.89 lower than average)	vs	68.89	Compare similar Number of Native speakers (66)
Native Speakers as % of World		1.4 (0.12 lower than average)	vs	1.52	Compare similar Native Speakers as % of World (1.4)
Total Number of Speakers (millions)		70 (43.83 lower than average)	vs	113.83	Compare similar Total Number of Speakers (70)
Total Speakers as % of World		0.9 (0.62 lower than average)	vs	1.52	Compare similar Total Speakers as % of World (0.9)

Language Systems
Noun declensions		None	vs	62.7% World Languages have None
Sequence		SVO	vs	43.9% World Languages have SVO
Tonal		Yes	vs	19.4% World Languages have Tonal
Agglutinative language		No	vs	85.1% World Languages don't have Agglutinative language

Geographic Distribution
Official language in		Hong Kong Macau
Official Language of United Nations		No	vs	89.6% World Languages don't have Official Language of United Nations
Countries Spoken In		Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, China, Singapore, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, Indonesia, United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Australia, New Zealand
No. of Countries Spoken In		17 (6.67 higher than average)	vs	10.33	Compare similar No. of Countries Spoken In (17)

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