Language: Yixing pronounced as 'ee-shing'
Classification: Sino-Tibetan, Chinese, Wu, Taihu
Where's It Spoken? China, Southern part of Jiangsu Province
Number of Speakers: About 500,000 native speakers
Official Status: Mandarin (pu tong hua) is the official language; Yixing is used everywhere in daily local life, with the exception of official situations
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