anyone here read mandarin?
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Re: anyone here read mandarin?
by The Comrade » Mon Jan 06, 2014 12:59 pm
i'm pretty sure they used chinese as the court language
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Re: anyone here read mandarin?
by The Comrade » Mon Jan 06, 2014 1:09 pm
Since its invention in 1269, the 'Phags-pa script, a unified script for spelling Mongolian' Tibetan, and Chinese languages, was preserved in the court until the end of the Dynasty. Most of the Emperors could not master written Chinese, but they could generally converse well in the language.
i would imagine they still used chinese for most of their domestic issues considering the entire kingdom spoke chinese and not everyone in power was a mongol.
i would imagine they still used chinese for most of their domestic issues considering the entire kingdom spoke chinese and not everyone in power was a mongol.
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Re: anyone here read mandarin?
by Stratego » Mon Jan 06, 2014 1:12 pm
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Re: anyone here read mandarin?
by The Comrade » Mon Jan 06, 2014 1:18 pm
well yeah. there were like a dozen major regional dialects back then. plus of course it would be different. i mean try reading english from the 1200s.
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Re: anyone here read mandarin?
by uebermann » Mon Jan 06, 2014 4:18 pm
No answer yet. One of my friends referred me to another friend of ours but I don't know that they are going to do it. They work odd hours at times. if I do get any response, I'll let you know
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Re: anyone here read mandarin?
by Stratego » Mon Jan 06, 2014 5:44 pm
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