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A large majority of people on Taiwan speak Mandarin Chinese, which has been the medium of instruction in the schools for more than four decades. Native Taiwanese and many others also speak one of the Southern Fujianese dialects, Min-nan (閩南語), also known as Taiwanese. Recently there has been a growing use of Taiwanese in the broadcast media. The Hakka?, who are concentrated in several counties throughout Taiwan, have their own distinct dialect. As a result of the half century of Japanese rule, many people over age 60 (as of year 2000) also can speak Japanese. The Wade-Giles system is commonly used for Chinese |
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A large majority of people on Taiwan speak Mandarin Chinese, which has been the medium of instruction in the schools for more than four decades. Native Taiwanese and many others also speak one of the Southern Fujianese dialects, Min-nan (閩南語), also known as Taiwanese. Recently there has been a growing use of Taiwanese in the broadcast media. The Hakka?, who are concentrated in several counties throughout Taiwan, have their own distinct dialect. As a result of the half century of Japanese rule, many people born before 1940 also can speak fluent Japanese. The Wade-Giles system is commonly used for Chinese |
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