> ...at the expense of local languages/dialects. Worth noting that many Chinese languages are facing extinction, including Mongolian, Manchu, Bouyei [1]. In p

> ...at the expense of local languages/dialects. Worth noting that many Chinese languages are facing extinction, including Mongolian, Manchu, Bouyei [1]. In particular, Manchu, the imperial language a little more than a century ago, was known by less than 100 people and mastered by less than 10 in 2013 [2]. [1]: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-languages/chinas-minority-languages-face-threat-of-extinction-idUSTRE62B0EW20100312 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-languages/chinas-mi... "China's minority languages face threat of extinction" [2]: https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/once-imperial-language-manchu-facing-extinction-113100200289_1.html https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/once-imp... " Once imperial language, Manchu facing extinction"